HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending Official Flood Plain Zoning Map ORDINANCE NO. 3769
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SUBSECTION 9.2(2) RELATING TO
ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL FLOOD PLAIN ZONING MAP; AND
RE-ADOPTING THAT SUBSECTION REVISED TO REFER TO THE
FIRM DATE;REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A PENALTY;AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Subsection 9.2(2) and re-adopting that Subsection revised to state as follows:
"Sec.9.2
(2) Establishment of Official Flood Plain Zoning Map. The Flood Boundary Map
prepared as part of the Flood Insurance Study for the City of Ames,Iowa,in 1980,and subsequently
thereafter during 2003 and 2004, as revised to conform to the flood boundary map prepared as part
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)Federal Insurance Rate Map,July 16,2004
(FIRM), Federal Insurance Administration, Revised Flood Insurance Study, Teagarden Area
Watershed,are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be the official Flood Plain Zoning Map.
The flood profiles and all explanatory material contained with the said flood insurance studies and
pertinent maps are also adopted by this reference and made a part hereof.
(Ord. No. 3228, Sec. 2, 6-8-93)"
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal infraction punishable
by a penalty of$500 for a person's first violation and$750 for each and every repeal violations.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict,if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 25th day of May 2004
Diane R.Voss,City Clerk fted Ted sco,Mayor
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