HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Text amendment to the Flood Plain Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 3938
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA,BY REPEALING SUBSECTION 9.2(2),AND ENACTING
NEW SUBSECTION 9.2 (2) THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL FLOOD PLAIN ZONING MAP;
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 enacting new Subsection 9.2(2)as follows:
"Sec.9.2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(2) Establishment of Official Flood Plain Zoning Map. The Story County, Iowa and
Incorporated Areas Flood Insurance Rate Map(FIRM),City of Ames Panels 140, 141, 142,143, 144,
161, 162, 163, 164, 168, 170, 256,257, and 276, dated February 20,2008, prepared as part of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Insurance Rate Map (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."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal infraction
punishable by a penalty of$500 for a first violation and$750 for each repeat violation.
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 All ordinances,or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to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 8`' day of January , 2008 .
Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ann H. Campbell,Mayor