From
Chris Hartmann
Title
TA190301 - Text Amendment - Article 15 Updates, “Floodplain Management”, of the Unified Development Code for the purpose of updating the FEMA map and flood study references and clarifying enforcement and penalties for noncompliance. (On March 4, 2019, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0).
Presenter
David P. Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Text Amendments - Consideration for approval of Text Amendments to Article 15, "Floodplain Management," of the Unified Development Code for the purpose of updating the FEMA map and flood study references and clarifying enforcement and penalties for noncompliance. The following adjustments are proposed:
1. Section 14.4.1: The definition of “Substantial Improvement” has been clarified to state that no permits will be issued for substantial damages that have a cumulative value for the previous 10 years that is greater than 50% of the value of the structure. City staff has been following the cumulative damage requirement but the ordinance language did not specifically state “cumulative”.
2. Section 15.6: Updated the effective dates for the Tarrant and Dallas County FIRM and FIS to be March 21, 2019.
3. Section 15.22.7: Clarified the Violation text to state that a person commits an offense by doing work in the Trinity River Corridor without first obtaining a CDC permit. A person also commits an offense by failing to return the property to its original or previous condition. The previous language simply required a CDC application to be “submitted” to the City instead of “obtained” from the City. Relabeled “Penalties” to “Restoration”. Clarified the violation text to state that a person commits an offense for failing to restore the property. Penalties are addressed in Section 15.26.
4. Section 15.24: Reworded the Violations to clarify that a person commits an offense by doing work without first obtaining...
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