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R5H-Amend Chapter 54 Floodplain Management -Bower-COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: Second Reading to consider an Ordinance Amendment modifying the City's Flood Plain Management Ordinance to incor orate minor chan es recommended b FEMA Key Intended Outcome Supported: Maintain strong growth management policies. Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc 48% of residential respondents and 55% of businesses rate the effort put forth by the City to regulate development is "about the right amount." Item Summa /Recommendation: SECOND READING The proposed Amendments to Chapter 54 represent minor "clean--up" provisions recommended by FEMA, or clarifications to the Ordinance to be consistent with the Florida Building Code and Flood Insurance Regulations. The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the Ordinance on Second Readin . Adviso Board Recommendation: Both the Flood Plain Management Board and the Historic Preservation Board were presented versions of this Ordinance that included language exempting Historic properties from the City's variance procedures. Those provisions are not found in this version of the Ordinance. Staff has separated that controversial item and on this same agenda is the subject of a request by staff for a referral to the Land Use and Development Committee. The Historic Preservation Board unanimously supported the Ordinance as it was presented to them, the FPMB unanimously opposed the Ordinance at that time. The current version of the Ordinance proposes no change with regard to variance rocedures, and therefore is made u entirel of "clean-u " lan ua e. Financial Information· Source of Amount Account Funds: 1 Cl 2 3 OBPI Total Financial Impact Summary: In accordance with Charter Section 5.02, which requires that the "City of Miami Beach shall consider the long term economic impact (at least 5 years) of proposed legislative actions," this shall confirm that the City Administration evaluated the long term economic impact {at least 5 years} of this proposed legislative action. As the Amendment to the Ordinance is primarily a "clean-up" per the recommendations of FEMA, there is no financial impact. . JslatJve Trackm City Manager u MIAMI BEACH 567 AGENDA ITEM _...,RL...;;S"~H.__ DATE 10-lf,-{ ::t: ..... ,_ , . BE,L\CH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 331 39, www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: October 16, 2013 SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MA RAND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLOR DA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 54, ENTITLED "FLOODS/' BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT," BY AMENDING DIVISION 1, ENTITLED "GENERALLY," BY AMENDING SECTION 54-35, ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS" BY AMENDING AND DELETING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THEREIN; BY AMENDING DIVISION 2, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS," BY AMENDING SECTION 54-38, ENTITLED "DESIGNATION OF FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR" TO DESIGNATE THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, INSTEAD OF THE BUILDING DIRECTOR, AS THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR; BY AMENDING DIVISION 3, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING SECTION 54-45, ENTITLED "PERMIT PROCEDURES" AND SECTION 54-46, ENTITLED "DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BUILDING DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE" TO CHANGE ALL BUILDING DIRECTOR REFERENCES THEREIN TO THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR; AMENDING DIVISION 4, ENTITLED "PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION"; BY AMENDING SECTION 54-47, ENTITLED "GENERAL STANDARDS," SECTION 54-48, ENTITLED "SPECIFIC STANDARDS," AND SECTION 54-49, ENTITLED "SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR A-ZONES WITHOUT BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS AND REGULATORY FLOODWAYS" TO MODIFY CERTAIN FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION PROVISIONS; BY DELETING THE PROVISIONS IN SECTION 54-50, ENTITLED "STANDARDS FOR A-0 ZONES"; BY AMENDING DIVISION 5, ENTITLED "VARIANCE PROCEDURES," TO CHANGE ALL BUILDING DIRECTOR REFERENCES THEREIN TO THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR; PROVIDING NON- SUBSTANTIVE, CLERICAL REVISIONS THROUGHOUT ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 54; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 568 Commission Memo Re Amendment of Chapter 54, "Floods" October 16, 2013 Page 2 of 3 ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends approval of the proposed amendments to Chapter 54, "Floods". BACKGROUND In August 2012, the City of Miami Beach received a Community Assistance Visit ("CAV") from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ("FEMA") National Flood Insurance Program ("NFIP"). These visits are routine, and occur approximately every five years. The purpose of the visit was to evaluate the effectiveness of floodplain management and other programs the City implements to reduce the impacts of flooding. On December 20, 2012, FEMA prepared a summary report of its findings from this visit and provided it in a letter of that date to Mayor Matti Herrera Bower ("Exhibit 1 "). While most of the findings were in the nature of items that staff could respond to directly, the letter included recommended changes to Chapter 54, "Floods", of the City of Miami Beach's Code of Ordinances in an attached 'Table 1 ". Through subsequent communications with the agency, some additional proposed amendments were suggested. The purpose of this Ordinance Amendment is to incorporate FEMA's proposed changes into Chapter 54, as well as other minor changes proposed by staff. In all instances, the changes are minor, with little or no impact to the public, and constitute "cleanup" language. ANALYSIS The proposed revisions to Chapter 54 are primarily minor in nature and do not change the applicability or underlying impact of the Floodplain Ordinance on the community. These changes are clearly delineated in "Exhibit 2", which is the proposed Amended Ordinance, with changes presented in strike through/underline format. Throughout the Chapter, references to the Building Director have been changed to "Floodplain Administrator". Other changes include elimination of obsolete terminology or references to obsolete agencies, elimination of inapplicable language, correction of scrivener's errors from previous versions, new or revised definitions that FEMA considers important, and clarifications to ensure consistency with the Florida Building Code and NFIP requirements. It is important to note that FEMA recommended that the City change the definition of "Substantial Improvement" in Section 54-35, by eliminating a sentence that reads as follows: "This term does not include any alteration on an existing historic structure, provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure." The City Attorney's Office had also recommended the elimination of this language to avoid the impression that historic structures are exempt from FEMA's regulations when in fact there are provisions later in the Ordinance that require historic structures to obtain variances. Unfortunately, the two City Boards involved in this issue take positions that are diametrically opposed. The Historic Preservation Board voted unanimously in support of a version of the Ordinance that eliminated the requirement for variances for historic structures. The Flood Plain Management Board (FPMB), the entity that hears these variance requests, voted unanimously against eliminating the variance requirement for historic structures. 569 Commission Memo Re Amendment of Chapter 54, "Floods" October 16, 2013 Page 3 of3 Because of the nature and complexities of the issues related to the variance process for historic structures, and the need to meet a September deadline for a first reading of these Ordinance amendments by FEMA, staff is now presenting the Ordinance to the City Commission with absolutely no changes to variance procedure provisions. By a separate agenda item on this agenda, staff is requesting that the issue of variances for historic structures be referred to the Land Use and Development Committee for discussion and recommendation at a later date. The Ordinance before the Commission now consists of clean-up language as recommended by FEMA, staff and the City Attorney's Office, and as itemized in Exhibit 3. FIVE YEAR FISCAL IMPACT In accordance with Charter Section 5.02, which requires that the "City of Miami Beach shall consider the long term economic impact (at least 5 years) of proposed legislative actions," this shall confirm that the City Administration evaluated the long term economic impact (at least 5 years) of this proposed legislative action. As the Amendment to the Ordinance is primarily a "clean-up" per the recommendations of FEMA, there is no financial impact. CONCLUSION The Administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the attached Ordinance amendi1t;9hapter 54, "Floods" on Second Reading. JLM/JJ/M~ Attachments T:IAGENDA\2013\Sept11\Fiood Ordinance Amendment-Memo.docx 570 Exhibit 1 571 -------------~ The Honorable Matti Herrera Bower Mayor, City ofMiami Beach J 700 Convention Center Drive ' Miami Beach, Florida 33139 December 20, 2012 U.S. Department of Ho.meland Serurlcy Region IV 3003 Clwnblee'fuclrer Road Atlanta, Ga 3 0341 FEMA Reference: National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Assistance Visit (CAV) Report of Findings Dear Mayor Bower: This is to provide you with tb.e findings of the CAV conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during August 21-23,2012. The purpose ofthis visit was to evaluate the effectivenesj of :fl'*'dplain management and other programs the City implements to eliminate or reduce potc;titiall9ss of lives and property damage caused by flooding as part of the City's participation in. the NFIP. We appreciate the assistance, cooperation, professionalism, and hospitality of:Mr. Mohsen Jarahpour, Chief Building Inspector, during this visit. We commend the City for implementing more stringent development requirements in its floodplain management program. The City has achieved a. Class 6 rating in the NFIP's Community Rating System Program effective May 1, 2012. As a result, the flood insurance policy holders in areas of special flood hazard in the City receive 20% discount in their flood insurance premiums; resulting in an annual savings of over $3.4 million. We have reviewed the following as a part of the CA V: Floodplain management regulations The City's floodplain management regulations are contained in Article II of Chapter 54 of its code of ordinances. A detailed review of these regulations revealed some sbortcommgs, which are described in Table 1 (enclosed). It is important that the City correct these shortcomings. Please provide us with a. revised ordinance correcting these shortcomings by March 1. 2013. Development permit procedures in the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) We have reviewed the City's Building Department Policies and Procedures Manual, dated June 2&, 2011, prepared by JRD & Associates, Inc. This manual did not appear to have any www.fema.gov 572 Mayor Bower Page2 information on floodplain management program of the City (e.g. determination of flood zone and the base flood elevation, substantial improvement, substantial damage). We strongly encourage you to integrate the floodplain management aspects also into this manual. Elevation Certificates We have reviewed a total of26 elevation certificates. We commend you for the capabilities and diligence of your staff in reviewing the elevation certificates as we have found only three minor issues with them. These are: 1. 230 W. Rivo Alto Drive-Longitude needs to be ~~west" or "negative"; 2. 5245 Pinetree Drive-Longitude needs to be "West'' or "negative"; and 3. 6396 N. Bay Road-Description of machinery/equipment in Section D missing. Please have your staff coordinate With the respective Professional Surveyor and Mappers in correcting these minor shortco:mings for your record keeping. Eng!neered flood openings for floodprone enclosures in A-Zones Three structures are provided \lVith engineered flood openings to automatically equalize flood hydrostatic forces on walls. However, certification by Florida licensed professional engineer is not obtamed.. Please provide us with these certifications for the following structures by March 29,2013: 1. 230 W. Rivo Alto Drive; 2. 354 Washington Avenue; and 3. 226 Palm Avenue. Variance The City granted a variance to the elevation requirement of its floodplain management regulations to the single-family residential structure located at 4245 N. Meridian Avenue with certain conditions attached. The documentation indicates that this is a designated historic structure on the City's inventory of historic places. However, as the City's regulations as well as those of the NFIP require, a review of proposed alterations and/or improvements and determination. that such changes did not preclude this structure's continued designation as a historic structure is not maintained. Please provide us 'With this documentation by March 1, 2013. Review @d determination ofpotenti.al'-'substantial damage" Flood insmance claims data for the City of Miami Beach indicates that $22,169,572 was paid for 825 losses. There were 12 claims that were categorized as "substantial damage" claims. 573 Mayor Bower Page3 The entire claims data for 825 losses was provided to the City during the visit. However, Table 3 (enclosed) includes only 75 Structures for which the least amount of claim paid exceeded $75,000. Please provide us with the City's review and determination for potential substantial damage or substantial improvements) when further improvements were made in addition to repairing the damage that the structures sustained, with supporting docutnentation by March 29, 2013. Submit-for-rate structures Submit-for-rate structures are those that were deemed, through the flood insurance rating process, to have their lowest .floor elevations located two or more feet below the base flood elevation. These s1ructures are described in Table 4 (enclosed). Please investigate these potential violations and provide us with your determinations with supporting documentation by March 29, 2013. We appreciate your diligence in providing us with the requested documentation by the target dates indicated. If you or your staff have any questions or require additional information, please call Prasad Inmula at (770) 220-8841 or e-mail at Prasad.Inmula@fem.a.dhs.gov. Enclosures ~'i,Jhnv<~ ~ ~ Susan W. Wilson, CFM, Chief Floodplain Management & Insurance Branch Mitigation Division 574 Table 1 City of Miami Beach (Miami-Dade County), Florida oo LQ. am anagemen r mance evtew Fl d 1 . M t 0 d. R . Section Title Provision Revision 54-35 Definitions Addition Addition means any walled and roofed expansion to the perimeter or height of a building. Existing construction Revise dates to September 29, 1972. Existing manufactured Revise dates to September 29, 1972. home park or subdivision FBFM Delete. FHBM Delete. Floodplain management Add SFWMD to the list of standards. regulations New construction Revise dates to September 29, 1972. Repetitive loss (new) Repetitive loss structure means a building that has incurred flood-related damages on two occasions during a 1 0-year period ending on the date of the event for which a second claim is made, in which the cost of repairing the flood damage, on the average, equaled or exceeded 25 percent of the market value of the building at the time of each such flood event. Substantial Delete the last part of the definition related to improvement a historic structure. 54-47 General 13 (b) Revise "Such" to "Such proposals". standards 54-48 Specific (1) Delete "zero foot above". standards > (1) (a) ' Revise to: "The lowest floor of a nonsubstantial lateral addition to a residential structure shall be elevated to no lower than the lowest floor of the princ!Jlal structure." (2) (b) Revise to: "The lowest floor of a I nonsubstantiallateral addition to a nonresidential structure shall be elevated or ..... · floodproofed to ·DO lower than the lowest floor ofthe principal structure." > (6) Revise "section 54-36 to section 54-37". (8) Revise "section 54w48 to section 54-51". 54-49 (3) Revise "building director or his/her designee" to "floodplain administrator~~. 54-50 (1) Delete "in all AO-zones". 575 Exhibit 2 576 ORDINANCE NO. ------- AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 54, ENTITLED "FLOODS," BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT," BY AMENDING DIVISION 1, ENTITLED "GENERALLY," BY AMENDING SECTION 54-35, ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS" BY AMENDING AND DELETING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THEREIN; BY AMENDING DIVISION 2, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS," BY AMENDING SECTION 54-38, ENTITLED "DESIGNATION OF FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR" TO DESIGNATE THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, INSTEAD OF THE BUILDING DIRECTOR, AS THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR; BY AMENDING DIVISION 3, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING SECTION 54-45, ENTITLED "PERMIT PROCEDURES" AND SECTION 54-46, ENTITLED "DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BUILDING DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE" TO CHANGE ALL BUILDING DIRECTOR REFERENCES THEREIN TO THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR; AMENDING DIVISION 4, ENTITLED "PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION"; BY AMENDING SECTION 54-47, ENTITLED "GENERAL STANDARDS," SECTION 54-48, ENTITLED "SPECIFIC STANDARDS," AND SECTION 54-49, ENTITLED "SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR A-ZONES WITHOUT BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS AND REGULATORY FLOODWAYS" TO MODIFY CERTAIN FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION PROVISIONS; BY DELETING THE PROVISIONS IN SECTION 54-50, ENTITLED "STANDARDS FOR A-0 ZONES"; BY AMENDING DIVISION 5, ENTITLED "VARIANCE PROCEDURES," TO CHANGE ALL BUILDING DIRECTOR REFERENCES THEREIN TO THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR; PROVIDING NON-SUBSTANTIVE, CLERICAL REVISIONS THROUGHOUT ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 54; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has been directed by the Federal Emergency Management Administration to revise its City Code provisions concerning floodplain management. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Division 1 of Article ll of Chapter 54 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida is hereby amended as follows: 577 CHAPTER 54 FLOODS * * * ARTICLE II. Floodplain Management * * * DIVISION 1. Generally * * * Sec. 54-35. Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this article shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this article its most reasonable application. * * * Addition (to an existing building) means any walled and roofed expansion to the perimeter or height of a building in which the addition is connected by a COR'lR'lon load bearing 'Nail other than a firewall. Any walled and roofeel aelelition which is connected by a fire\•Jall or is sef')aratea by inaependent perimeter load bearing '!Jails is new censtr~;Jctien. * * * Existing construction means, for the purposes of floodplain management, structures for which "the start of construction" commenced before DeceR'lber 12, 1 QQ2 September 29, 1972. For the purposes of determining rates, existing construction shall mean structures for which the "start of construction" commenced before DeceR'lber 12, 1 QQ2 September 29, 1972. This term may also be referred to as "existing structures". Existing manufactured home park or subdivision means a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before December 12, 1 QQ2 September 29, 1972. * * * Flood boundary and floodvi.ay map (FBFM) R'leans the official R'lap of the city en which the Federal Emergency ManageR'lent Agency (FEMA) has delineates the areas of special flood hazard ana regulatory floodways. 2 578 Flood hazard bol:lRdal)' FRafJ (.ki=I-BM) means an 9fficial map of the city, issued by FEMA, where the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard have been identified as only approximate zone A. * * * Floodplain management regulations means this article and other zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as floodplain ordinance, grading ordinance, and erosion control ordinance), and other applications of police power which control development in floodprone areas. This term describes federal, State of Florida, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), or local regulations in any combination thereof, which provide standards for preventing and reducing flood loss and damage. * * * Historic structure means any structure that is: (a) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; or (b) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; or (c) Individually listed on the Florida Inventory of Historic Places, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or (d) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either: 1. By the approved Florida program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, or 2. Directly by the Secretary of the Interior; or 1.ru. Designated as an historic building, historic structure, or a contributing structure located within a local historic district, by the City of Miami Beach. * * * New construction means, for floodplain management purposes, any structure for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after December 12, 1 QQ2 September 29. 1972. The term also includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For flood insurance 3 579 rates, structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after December 12, 1 QQ2 September 29, 1972, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. * * * Repetitive loss structure means a building that has incurred flood-related damages on two occasions during a 10-year period ending on the date of the event for which claim is made, on the average. equaled or exceeded 25 percent of the market value of the building the time of each such flood event. * * * Substantial improvement means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, taking place during a five-year period, in which the cumulative cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures that have incurred "substantial damage" regardless of the actual repair work performed. This term does not, however, include any repair or improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of State of Florida or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications, which have been identified by the local code enforcement official prior to the application for permit for improvement, and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions. This term does not include any alteration of an existing historic structure, provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure. * * * SECTION 2. That Division 2 of Article 11 of Chapter 54 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida is hereby amended as follows: DIVISION 2. General Provisions * * * Sec. 54-38. Designation of floodplain administrator. The commission of the City of Miami Beach hereby appoints the building director official or his/her designee to administer and implement the provisions of this article and is herein referred to as the floodplain administrator. 4 580 -----------------~~~~~------------- SECTION 3. That Division 3 of Article II of Chapter 54 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida is hereby amended as follows: DIVISION 3. Administration * * * Sec. 54-45. Permit procedures. Application for a development permit shall be made to the building director or his/her designee floodplain administrator on forms furnished by him or her prior to any development activities, and may include, but nat be limited to, the following plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing and proposed structures, earthen fill, storage of materials or equipment, drainage facilities, and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required: ( 1) Application stage: (a) Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the proposed lowest floor (including basement) of all buildings; (b) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential building will be floadproofed; (c) Certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodpraofed building will meet the floodproofing criteria in subsection 54-45(2) and subsection 54-48(2); (d) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development; and (e) Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor and provide a certification from a registered engineer or architect indicating that they have developed and/or reviewed the structural designs, specifications and plans of the construction and certified that [they] are in accordance with accepted standards of practice in coastal high hazard areas. (2) Construction stage: Upon placement of the lowest floor, or floodproofing by whatever construction means, or bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member, it shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit to the building director or his/her designee floodplain administrator a certification of the NGVD or NAVD elevation of the lowest floor or floodproofed elevation, or bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor as built, in relation to mean sea level. Said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a 5 581 -~------- registered land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by same. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular building said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect and certified by same. Any work undertaken prior to submission of the certification shall be at the permit holder's risk. The b1:1ilding director or his/her designee floodplain administrator shall review the lowest floor and floodproofing elevation survey data submitted. The permit holder immediately and prior to further progressive work being permitted to proceed shall correct violations detected by such review. Failure to submit the survey or failure to make said corrections required hereby shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project. Sec. 54-46. Duties and responsibilities of the building director or his!her designee floodplain administrator. Duties and responsibilities of the bllilding director or his/her designee floodplain administrator shall include, but are not 9e limited to: (1) Review permits to assure sites are reasonably safe from flooding; (2) Review all development permits to assure that the permit requirements of this article have been satisfied; (3) Require copies of additional federal, State of Florida, or local permits, especially as they relate to F.S. §§ 161.053, 320.8249, 32Q.g35Q 320.8325. 373.036, 380.05, 381.0065, and ch. 553, pt. IV, be submitted along with the development permit application and maintain such permits on file with the development permit; {4) Notify adjacent communities, the Florida Department of Commllnity Affairs Economic Opportunity -Division of Emergency Management -NFIP Coordinating Office, South Florida Water Management District, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other federal and/or State of Florida agencies with statutory or regulatory authority prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse; (5) Assure that the floodcarrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained; (6) Verify and record the actual elevation {in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (A-zones) or bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor {V-zones) of all new and substantially improved buildings, in accordance with subsections 54-48(1) and (2) and subsection 54-51 (2), respectively; {7) Verify and record the actual elevation {in relation to mean sea level) to which the new and substantially improved buildings have been floodproofed, in accordance with subsection 54-47{2); 6 582 (8) Review certified plans and specifications far compliance. When flaadpraofing is utilized far a particular building, certification shall be obtained from a registered engineer or architect certifying that all areas of the building, together with attendant utilities and sanitary facilities, below the required elevation are watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water, and use structural components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and the effects of buoyancy in compliance with subsection 54-47(2) of this article. In coastal high hazard areas, certification shall be obtained from a registered professional engineer or architect that the building is designed and securely anchored to pilings or columns in order to withstand velocity waters and hurricane wave wash. Additionally, in coastal high hazard areas, if the area below the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor is enclosed, it may be done so with open wood lattice and insect screening or with nonsupporting breakaway walls that meet the standards of subsection 54- 51 (6) of this article; (9) Interpret the exact location of boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard. When there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions, the building director sr his/her designee floodplain administrator shall make the necessary interpretation. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in this article; (1 0) When base flood elevation data and flaodway data have not been provided in accordance with section 54-37, the bblilding director or his/her designee floodplain administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, State of Florida, or any other source, in order to administer the provisions of division 4; (11) Coordinate all change requests to the FIS, and FIRM and FBFM with the requester, State of Florida, Cooperating Technical Partner. and FEMA; and ( 12) Where base flood elevation is utilized, obtain and maintain records of lowest floor and floodproofing elevations for new construction and substantial improvements in accordance with subsections 54-48(1) and (2), respectively. SECTION 4. That Division 4 of Article II of Chapter 54 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach is hereby amended as follows: DIVISION 4. Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction * * * 7 583 ------------------- Sec. 54-47. General standards. In all areas of special flood hazard, all development sites, including new construction and substantial improvements, shall be reasonably safe from flooding and meet the following provisions: ( 1) New construction and substantial improvements shall be designed or modified and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, and lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy; {2) Manufactured homes shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over- the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This standard shall be in addition to and consistent with applicable State of Florida requirements for resisting wind forces; * * * ( 13} Standards for subdivision proposals and other new proposed development (including manufactured homes): {a) Such proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage; {b) Such proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage; and {c) Such proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards. (14) When proposed new construction and substantial improvements are partially located in an area of special flood hazard, the entire structure shall meet the standards for new construction. (15) When proposed new construction and substantial improvements are located in multiple flood hazard risk zones or in a flood hazard risk zone with multiple base flood elevations, the entire structure shall meet the standards for the most hazardous flood hazard risk zone and the highest base flood elevation. Sec. 54-48. Specific standards. In all A-zones where base flood elevation data have been provided {zones AE, A 1-30, A (with base flood elevation), and AH), as set forth in section 54-37, the following provisions, in addition to those set forth in sections 54-4 7 and 54-49, shall apply: 8 584 (1) Residential construction. @1 All new construction and substantial improvement of any residential building (including manufactured homes) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no lower than zero feet aeeve the base flood elevation. Should solid foundation perimeter walls be used to elevate a structure, there must be a minimum of two openings on different sides of each enclosed area sufficient to facilitate automatic equalization of flood hydrostatic forces in accordance with standards of subsection 54-48(3). ta}.(Q.l The lowest floor of an addition to the nonsubstantial improvement of a residential structure shall be elevated to no lower than zero feet above the existing lowest finished floor elevation. (2) Nonresidential construction. @1 All new construction and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or nonresidential building (including manufactured homes) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no lower than the base flood elevation. All buildings located in A-zones may be floodproofed, in lieu of being elevated, provided that all areas of the building components, together with attendant utilities and sanitary facilities, below the base flood elevation plus one foot are watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water, and use structural components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and the effects of buoyancy. A registered professional engineer or architect shall certify that the standards of this subsection are satisfied using the FEMA floodproofing certificate. Such certification along with the corresponding engineering data, and the operational and maintenance plans shall be provided to the floodplain administrator. faj.(Q}The lowest floor of an addition to the nonsubstantial improvement of a commercial structure shall be elevated to no lower than zero Foot aeeve the existing lowest finished floor elevation. * * * (6) Standards for waterways with established base flood elevations, but without regulatory floodways. Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in section 54 Je 54-37, where streams exist for which base flood elevation data has been provided by the Federal Emer~ency Management A~ency FEMA without the delineation 9 585 of the regulatory floodway (zones AE and A1-30), the following provisions, in addition to those set forth in subsections 54-48(1) through (5), shall apply: (a) Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development including fill shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the community. (b) Development activities which increase the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than one foot may be allowed, provided that the developer or applicant first applies, with the community's endorsement, for a conditional FIRM revision, and receives the approval of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMAt. * * * (8) {Seaward structures.} For all structures located seaward of the coastal construction control line (CCCL), the lowest floor of all new construction and substantial improvements shall be elevated to no lower than the 1 00-year flood elevation established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or by FEMA in accordance with section 54-37, whichever is higher. All nonelevation design requirements of section 54 48 54-51 shall apply. Sec. 54-49. Specific standards for A-zones without base flood elevations and regulatory floodways. Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in section 54-37, where there exist A-zones for which no base flood elevation data and regulatory floodway have been provided or designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, the following provisions shall apply: (1) Require standards of section 54-47.:. {2} Require that all new subdivision proposals and other proposed developments {including proposals for manufactured home parks and subdivisions) greater than 50 lots or five acres, whichever is the lesser, include within such proposals base flood elevation data. Standards set forth in section 54-48 shall apply. 10 586 (3) The building director or his/her designee floodplain administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, State of Florida, or any other source, in order to administer the provisions of this article. When such data is utilized, provisions of section 54-48 shall apply. The building director or his/her eesignee floodplain administrator shall: (a) Obtain the elevation (in relation to the mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including the basement) of all new and substantially improved structures, (b) Obtain, if the structure has been floodproofed in accordance with the requirements of subsection 54-48(2), the elevation in relation to the mean sea level to which the structure has been floodproofed, and (c) Maintain a record of all such information. (4) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities, the Florida Department of Community Affairs -NFIP Coordinating Office, and the South Florida Water Management Distriet SFWMD prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit copies of such notifications to FEMA. (5) Assure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained. (6) Manufactured homes shall be installed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage. They must be elevated and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This requirement is in addition to applicable State of Florida and local anchoring requirement for resisting wind forces. (7) When the data is not available from any source, in accordance with standards set forth in subsection 54-49(2) of this section, the lowest floor of the structure shall be elevated to no lower than three feet above the highest adjacent grade. Standards set forth in section 54-48 shall apply. Sec. 54-50. StaRdards for AO zones. Reserved. boeatee 'IJithin the areas of speeial flood hazard establishes in section 54 a7, are areas 8esignate8 as shallo•.v flooding areas. These aFeas have flood hazards associated with ease flood eepths of one to three feet, •uhere a clearly elefined ehannel does not exist ana the path of flooding is unpredictable ana ineeterminate; therefore, the following provisions, in addition to eivision 4, secaion 54 47, apply: 11 587 (1) All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures in all AO zones shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the flood insurance rate map. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated to no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade. (2) All ne•.v construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential structures ~ (a) Have the lov.'-Sst floor, inclueling basement, elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as hi§h as the depth number specified in feet on the flood insurance rate lTiap. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated to at least two feet above the highest adjacent graele, or (b) Together with attendant utility anel sanitary facilities be completely floodproofed to no less than one foot above that level to meet the floodproofing standard Sj3ecified in subsection 54 50(2)(a). (3) Adequate drainage paths arounel structures shall be provieled on slopes to guiele water away from structures. (4) Fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are subject to flooding shall meet the nonelevation design requirements of section 54 48 Sec. 54-51. Standards for coastal high hazard areas (V-zones). Located within areas of special flood hazard established in section 54-37 are coastal high hazard areas, designated as zones V1-V30, VE, or V (with BFE). The following provisions shall apply: (1) Meet the standards of section 54-45, and sections 54-47, 54-48 (except 54- 48(7))~ and 54-49~, and 54 50 (2) All new construction and substantial improvements in zones V1-V30, VE, and V (with BFE) shall be elevated on pilings or columns so that: (a) The bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor (excluding the pilings or columns) is elevated to no lower than the base flood elevation whether or not the structure contains a basement; and (b) The pile or column foundation and structure attached thereto is anchored to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement due to the effects of 12 588 wind and water loads acting simultaneously on all building components. Water loading will be those values associated with the base flood. Wind loading values will be those required by applicable State of Florida or local, if more stringent than those of the State of Florida, building standards. (c) For all structures located seaward of the coastal construction control line (CCCL), the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor of all new construction and substantial improvements shall be elevated to the 1 00-year flood elevation established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or the base flood elevation, whichever is the higher. (3) A registered professional engineer or architect shall develop or review the structural design, specifications and plans for the construction, and shall certify that the design and methods of construction to be used are in accordance with accepted standards of practice for meeting the provisions of this section. (4) Obtain the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor (excluding pilings and columns) of all new and substantially improved structures. The floodplain administrator shall maintain a record of all such information. (5) All new construction and substantial improvements shall be located landward of the reach of mean high tide. (6) Provide that all new construction and substantial improvements have the space below the lowest floor either free of obstruction or constructed with nonsupporting breakaway walls, open wood lattice-work, or insect screening intended to collapse under wind and water loads without causing collapse, displacement, or other structural damage to the elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system. For the purpose of this section, a breakaway wall shall have a design safe loading resistance of not less than ten and no more than 20 pounds per square foot. Use of breakaway walls which exceed a design safe loading resistance of 20 pounds per square foot (either by design or when so required by State of Florida or local codes) may be permitted only if a registered professional engineer or architect certifies that the designs proposed meet the following conditions: (a) Breakaway wall collapse shall result from water load less than that which would occur during the base flood; and (b) The elevated portion of the building and supporting foundation system shall not be subject to collapse, displacement, or other structural damage due to the effects of wind and water loads acting simultaneously on all building components (structural and nonstructural). The water loading 13 589 shall be those values associated with the base flood. The wind loading values shall be those required by applicable Florida or local, if more stringent than those of the State of Florida, building standards. (c) Such enclosed space shall be useable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage. Such space shall not be finished, partitioned into multiple rooms, or temperature-controlled. (7) Prohibit the use of fill for structural support. No development permit shall be issued for development involving fill in coastal high hazard areas unless it has been demonstrated through appropriate engineering analyses that the subject fill does not cause any adverse impacts to the structure on site or other properties. (8) Prohibit manmade alteration of sand dunes and mangrove stands that would increase potential flood damage. (9) Standards for manufactured homes. (a) All manufactured homes to be placed or substantially improved on sites: (i) outside a manufactured home park or subdivision, (ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision, (iii) in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision, or (iv) in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision in which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial damage" as the result of a flood, must meet the standards of subsections 54-51 (2) through (8), or (b) All manufactured homes placed or substantially improved on other sites in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision shall meet the requirements of subsection 54-48(4)(b). (10) Recreational vehicles placed on sites within zones VE, V1-V30, V (with base flood elevation) on the FIRM either: (a) Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days; (b) Be fully licensed and ready for highway use (on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security devices, and has no permanently attached additions); or (c) Meet the requirements of subsections 54-51 (2) through (8). (d) Prohibit the placement of recreational vehicles, except in an existing recreational vehicle park. Recreational vehicles placed on other sites in an existing recreational park must be on site for fewer than 180 consecutive days and be fully licensed and ready for highway use (on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site by quick disconnect type utilities and security devices, and has no permanently attached additions). 14 590 -------------·---------·-·---···-- They shall also have a plan for removal in case of a threat at least four hours prior to the arrival of the threat. (11) For all structures located seaward of the coastal construction control line (CCCL), the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor of all new construction and substantial improvements shall be elevated to the flood elevation established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or the base flood elevation, whichever is higher. All nonelevation design requirements subsections 54-51 (2) through (1 0) shall apply. (12) When fill is proposed, in accordance with the permit issued by the Florida Department of Health, in coastal high hazard areas, the development permit shall be issued only upon demonstration by appropriate engineering analyses that the proposed fill will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood nor cause any adverse impacts to the structure on site or other properties by wave ramping or deflection. SECTION 5. That Division 5 of Article II of chapter 54 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach is hereby amended as follows: DIVISION 5. Variance Procedures * * * Sec. 54-52. Designation of variance and appeals board. The city's floodplain management board shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this article. Sec. 54-53. Duties of variance and appeals board. The board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged an error in any requirement, decision, or determination is made by the bblilc.:lin§ director or hisiher desi§nee floodplain administrator in the enforcement or administration of this article. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the board may appeal such decision to the circuit court by petition for writ of certiorari according to the rules of appellate procedure. Sec. 54-54. Variance procedures. In acting upon such applications, the city's floodplain management board shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this article, and ( 1) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others; 15 591 --------- (2) The danger of life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; (3) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner; (4) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; (5) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable; (6) The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage; (7) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; (8) The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program for that area; (9) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; (1 0) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment of transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and ( 11) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems, and streets and bridges. Sec. 54-55. Conditions for variances. (1) Variances shall only be issued when there is: (a) A showing of good and sufficient cause; (b) A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship; and (c) A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public expense, create nuisance, cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances. (2) Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary deviation from the requirements of this article. (3) The building director or his/her designee floodplain administrator shall maintain the records of all variance actions, including justification for their issuance or denial, and report such variances in the city's NFIP biennial re~ort or upon 16 592 request to FEMA and the State of Florida, Department of Cemm~nity Economic Opportunity .A.#airs, NFIP coordinating office. (4) Applicant shall take all necessary steps to have a building permit issued by the building department within a period of 18 months from the date of issued variance or it shall become null and void. Sec. 54-56. Variance notification. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice over the signature of a community official that (1) The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood elevation will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25.00 for $100.00 of insurance coverage, and (2) Such construction below the base flood level increases risks to life and property. A copy of the notice shall be recorded by the b~ilding director er histher designee floodplain administrator in the office of the clerk of court and shall be recorded in a manner so that it appears in the chain of title of the affected parcel of land. Sec. 54-57. Historic structures. Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of "historic" structures, meeting the definition in this article, upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic" structure and the variance is the minimum to preserve the historic character and design of the structure. Sec. 54-58. Structures in regulatory floodway. Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any impact in flood conditions or increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result. SECTION 6. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. 17 593 SECTION 8. CODIFICATION. It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word. SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect the ___ day of---------' 2013. PASSED and ADOPTED this ___ day of , 2013. ATTEST: RAFAEL E. GRANADO, CITY CLERK MATTI HERRERA BOWER MAYOR Underline denotes additions and stril<:e threllgh denotes deletions (Sponsored by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower) I I I '---· C:\Users\attocabs\Documents\Fioodplain Management Amending Chapter 54 FINAL 8-30-13.docx 18 594 Exhibit 3 I I ! I I I 595 Section Title 54-35 Definitions Page II City of Miami Beach Floodplain Management Ordinance Revisions Exhibit 3 Provision Revision Comments "Addition" Addition means any walled Revise addition definition and roofed expansion to the as requested by FEMA to perimeter or height of a be consistent with building. FEMA's current language. "Existing construction" Revise applicable date to Miami Dade County September 29, 1972. National Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Effective Date as required by FEMA. "Existing manufactured Revise applicable date to Miami Dade County home park or September 29, 1972. National Flood Insurance subdivision" Rate Map (FIRM) Effective Date as required by FEMA. "Flood Boundary and Delete. City of Miami Beach Floodway Map does not have Flood (FBFM)" Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM), delete per FEMA. "Flood Hazard Delete. City of Miami Beach Boundary Map does not have Flood (FHBM)" Hazard Boundary Map (Q 0) Lt') "Floodplain Add SFWMD to the list of management standards. regulations" 54-35 "Historic Structure" Add (e): Designated as an (Cont.) historic building, historic structure, or a contributing structure located within a local district, by the City of Miami Beach. "New construction" Revise dates to September 29, 1972. "Repetitive loss" (new) Repetitive loss structure means a building that has incurred flood-related damages on two occasions during a 10-year period ending on the date of the event for which a second claim is made, in which the Page 12 (FHBM), delete request perFEMA. Reference to South Florida Water Management District added per FEMA. Added by City Attorney and Planning Department to include Historic Designated Structures by the City in the definition. Currently, the definition only includes state and national historic designations. Miami Dade County National Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Effective Date as required by FEMA. Added New definition of Repetitive Loss per FEMA. ,...... 0) Lt') 54-35 "Substantial (Cont.) improvement" 54-38 Designation of General Provisions Floodplain Administrator 54-45 Permit Administration Procedures Provision Page 13 cost of repairing the flood damage, on the average, equaled or exceeded 25 percent of the market value of the building at the time of each such flood event. No change. Revise Building Director or his/her designee to: Building Official or his/her designee. Revise "Building Director or his/her designee" to: ''Floodplain Administrator." No Change. In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Florida Building Code, the Floodplain Administrator will be the Building Official or his/her designee and not a Building Director. Simple "clean-up" language per City Attorney. In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Florida Building Code, the Floodplain Administrator must be the Building Official or his/her designee and not a Building Director. Simple "clean-up" language per City Attorney. co 0) Lt') 54-46 Duties and Administration Responsibilities Provision of the Building Director or Designee 54-46 (3) (4) 54-46 (9) and (10) ---. Page 14 Revise "Building Director or his/her designee" to: "Floodplain Administrator." Revise "Duties" to "Duties and responsibilities" Correct erroneous statute reference. Revise "pt." to "pt. IV," which refers to Part IV of Chapter 553 ofFlorida Statutes (Florida Building Code) Revise "Community Affairs Division" to "Economic Opportunity." Revise "Building Director or his/her designee" to: "Floodplain Administrator." In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Florida Building Code, the Floodplain Administrator will be Building Official or his/her designee and not a Building Director. Simple "clean-up" language per City Attorney. Cleanup language per FEMA for consistency. Cleanup language per FEMA for consistency. Agency Name Change. PerFEMA. In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Florida Building Code, the Floodplain 0) 0) Lt') 54-46 (11) Revise references to add "Cooperating Technical Partner" and delete FBFM. 54-47 General 13 (b) Revise "Such" to "Such Standards proposals." 54-48 Specific First paragraph Add reference to section 54-Standards 47. 54-48 (1) Subsection letters (a) and (b) noted and delete "zero foot above" in (1 )(a) and ( 1 )(b). Page 15 Administrator will be Building Official or his/her designee and not a Building Director. Simple "clean-up" language per City Attorney. Per FEMA. FBFM does not apply to City of Miami Beach. CTP inserted per FEMA. Clean-up language per FEMA. Per FEMA. Cross reference to General standards. Clean-up language per City Attorney and FEMA. 0 0 CD 54-48 (2) Subsection letters (a) and (b) noted, revise from "zero foot above" to "plus one foot" in (2)(a) and delete "zero foot above" in (2)(b ). 54-48 (6) Add a reference to "section 54-3 7" and delete "section 54-36". Refers to Federal Emergency Management Agency as "FEMA" 54-48 (8) Add a reference to "section 54-51 and delete reference to section 54-48." 54-49 Specific (3) Revise "building director or Standards for his/her designee" to A-Zone "Floodplain Administrator." Page 16 This is required by FEMA ( 44 CFR 60.3 ), National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and the 2010 Florida Building Code "FBC" section 1612. Also, ASCE 24-05 section 2.3 has the same requirements. Current version refers to the wrong section of the Code. Simple clean-up perFEMA. I Current version refers to 1 the wrong section of the Code. Simple clean-up perFEMA. Clean-up per FEMA. In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Florida Building Code, the Floodplain Administrator will be Building Official or his/her designee and not a I Building Director. Simple """'" 0 CD 54~ 50 Standards for (1)-(4) AO-Zones 54-51 Standards for (1) Coastal High Hazard Areas 54-53 Duties of Variance and Appeals Board 54-55 Conditions for (3) Variances Page ]7 Delete section regarding AO-Zones. Deleting a reference to "section 54-50." Revise "Building Director or his/her designee" to: "Floodplain Administrator." Revise "Building Director or his/her designee" to: "Floodplain Administrator": delete reference to NFIP biennial report; and agency name change. "clean~up" language per City Attorney. City doesn't have any AO Zones, per FEMA. Section 54-50 was deleted (see above). Clean-up per FEMA. In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Florida Building Code, the Floodplain Administrator will be Building Official or his/her designee and not Building Director. Simple 1 "clean-up" language per City Attorney. In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Florida Building Code, the Floodplain Administrator will be Building Official or his/her designee and not Building Director. Simple "clean-up" language per City Attorney. N 0 CD 54-56 Variance Notification 54-57 Historic Variance Procedure Structures Page 18 Revise "Building Director or his/her designee" to: "Floodplain Administrator." No change. In order to be consistent with the requirements of the Florida Building Code, the Floodplain Administrator will be Building Official or his/her designee and not Building Director. Simple "clean-up" language per City Attorney. No Change. 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B:liiCiYilt Barlgo Tt.Wt-sikld 5tl1 Str~etln The Soutl1; De11nJr1gThe R1ghts rn E1~1lQ Hotels~ Ll"~ Conformin-g IJ:ift; Tu E.tclud• Cl.itdotl" Enfllrtalnmem Estrillishments.And' Outdoor En~rtainment From F'Blm1tted f1ot81.kL'1!soor~ IJs.~s: ToAd~ Hote~s A.! A ProHblted Us.eW1!t"Mn I he Boondarles Of The West.Awlnt.Je GorriOor otThe RM-~ And RM-~ Vietfi.Cl$,ht.nowleduin~ State Pra-frop.~n or Stvl Tetlri FIMtll ~~; PrrNidlrlQ RIA~ For CeSiatiOil And Raump!M] Of Hotai U!ies 11:JOa.m. AM-3 Ac:o:I"!IOI)' Use SI!J"Iil'9o!l An Ordlnal:t:~ /Une!idlng The LaM ~ell)pmen1 Reg.ulatlom Orlhe CM:Ie 01 Thl Citw Of Miam11!each, B)' Amen-:lhg Chapter 13:!!, [n~Ued "SIQM.~ 8y Am1ndn~ Mklel. .Ertijjod "In [ie,neral>" By Ameni:IVIg ~etion 136-B To Mod~ The Ac~ Us. Sl~ A~qulrmen1s ~or Oefl:an'lronl B;l.llldlriQlS; flwAmrndlnoArdclll' II, Entitled ·Sl~n Reg•dab005 8y Diistricl" 8yhn11Mri!J Sedioo 138-171 To. I'Mdlf'l The Aeqi.Jrements For l-lolel.s AndApartmen18ulldings Wl1111n lfle RM-3 Oldrlct/u1d ~ Atrll"ildirt(l S~Mn 1:l-B·1l2 To r.odrfyTht RIIQIJftmMts. Ft~r ~le:1$M~ ~MtmMt 6i.Jddll'lgsWilh~ lh1 RM·S :l>i$tr~. 11:40a.m. r'\11 Onlir..,:ot: Amendln~ Olar1ol!l' 100 Of Ttl"' ~ami Beach City Code, Erltille.J ~SOJtii..UIJabllity: .Sy Nnendl'l.g Artjdot l1 ErtJ!Jed "Energv (C«<ImiC OevefO';lmenillKte Pilo-t Pio~alll"To rndL!de M~mi-DIIde Cocn!y's Green 9us!ne~ Certifica~:m (1a M Additional Ellgibll/iy Cr~terla TR Fl'~rtrip<l'le In Thr Enrr~ EcOt"Omic lh-11t'lopment 2:Gr,oef'uo1Pf09roilm; Pr0V1d.r1gFor S,...elabliJiy, ~klllln'l; fl,ep~iler~MdAn Enec!Jvt [)ate .. 11:50 a.m. AA OrdirltfiCI!Am~nciingThe Code 01'The Cfly Of ~ami Beach, :By Ammdflg ClliPfBr 54, Entitied "Flmds," By.AmerdngAttide II, Entitled "floodplain Mana.gemant; 8y Am~0011g Division I, f~ed "Geni'II'8~Y.~ ByArn!ndll'lg S.ctlon 54-:35, E.ntilltd "Definitions• Bw Amlnrlng AM (}.elf:11ng Certal'l Oel'inltlons ll"l*f•N"1; By A.mandillQ Piwl:loron II', l:.ntrjjtd ·a-net <Ill P"lo'lll~liM'\B," 8y .Am~:ndng Stetjon 54·38, Entnl~ "OoslgnatJOO Of Fluodplaln AdmWsbatur• To Dcsjgu>t~ Tr.~ Blilldlh~ Clmdal, lnsh-ad 01 The IJullding Dlr«tof,Atilhe Floodptakl Admllistra1a; l!rArnemlng-CIYillioo "3, Erlilled "Admlnlltrllllun." ByArnl."ndiiiiV Sectlm S-'1-45-, En~liart •foe mit ProcedLres" Md settioh 5.!1-46, Ehtltlud "Duti6s N~d Respanslbllrtles Dr The Bt~ld~ng DJrec~ Of 1)1-ajgnee• To oi;I'IM(II! ~I Btiii~Og Dlrl't;"kir Rilllei~l)::ll-9 TMfi!lr-Tr.lh$ FIOOdpll:lln Mrrflfllstr~bx; Amemlng DiY!s;ioo 4, Eo~tled "Provimii1S For Flood Hazan:l ReductJoo•; By AllllnOUlO Sedioo 5-4-47, EnU111td: ·~n~~r.al StaoiurC!I_" Sectlcn S4-4B. Entitlfd "S[Jacltlc Standaros.," Mo :Sfttloo ~-49, Entrtl1d "Spadlic Slanda'.c2J for A ionesWithM Base Flooo (levalloons.And Fl!g.tjator, fl~a~s"To Mudify CeJtain Flood H,;nard Redodlon f'rrw~SIMS; By Oelelllng rhe PrCNISions In Section 54-50, tntitlr:d" "StandArds Fo1 ,_G lonM", ByA~MIOQ D~$100 5, f:I'IUU.d "Ya/j.j~jn;;!! PflM!~!!i."TQ CllangtAII BIJ!Idf11g 004!tm" :References There1r1 To The fiQod.plaJnAdmlri,triklr; Prwl'li'lll Nm-5Wstanh'J1!, Clerical R4!1!ilslons Throu~Arucle I Of Chajrtlr 54. 12:00 p.m. Ordmance Amendlr.g Yle.ml Beach Cltw Code Chllpter 82". Emfljed "P'Ubl~ Prop111y," By Amendirg ~ ... tV Thu&OI Entitled "Uses In Pubic Ri!;.Dt-Of-Way: By Amendng SecDon. 82·38~. fnlll'l.ed "Pffrnt! Fee; Ptnan.es for tate Piftmentli; R~NiiM' ~ feoe, .. By Amerutng Stmtdlori W lhmal To .~bate Sidewalk CiU F..s fu BU"iiriiiS!ies North 0163rd Stnet, ThrOtl!tlhtd lnck./Qing Sepltmber 30, 2015And RequlrlnQA BWge1 Anaiy911 And Review fly The Qty Adml.nlstratlon BySe:p1amber 15,:2015. 12:10 p.m. Fim AAd Pollee Sal81'/ Orlirmce MOnJiliii'I:IAmtncing Ordlrllnce No. 789, The ClassffledEmpl~eesSM)!Ord~n.m;;eO!Tila Cllf Of Miami Bea:h, Flaida,kJFolloow!:lnAccmdanceWI1h HwNegotia.tadCdl.rt:Na !la"~r¥ngA{ne1811119,Pr-D'ttdlngFcrThe Classlfica.tlcnln Gnlupi,Rept .. nled8)1Ti"MI F~ OrdMOIA:&ti(FOP}Wiilarn NIChols lodge No.8 .. ~ For The ~<MifAb~iflGtoup II,Rlfli~ledByll'oe:lnt~~OtFn A!i«<n., (VIff)..Locall510; [fflli(.:bWJTIV: FVsi:Pay Pl!:r~£rd~ln.oetober Of20,ot,lt-reS!l46eAnklo..TheBoaru"Com:·O. lhi~~o!!hl(C(l.Aj~TII"n P«tefCP~.hldThf Mmih.lmlnl r.lulrrun 01 Eadl~ Alnge W•UArso Bt k'lerl!'iiBI!'d ~line P«cent (3%1; EfflidlveApri 1, 201S,Adclng AnMiitlonal Sti!'p UJlo Tl'le ClasSITICatlclr"ls. or Pl:llleti Officei',S«oeart ot f'I::Are, ll~uti"Mnl m l'rlltee M:i Fk~IM t. flepUtngAI Drd~"~m:;nln eon.nd. 12:20 p.m. IXtel.witl,d S!illlWJ' Ol"lli1Wlce M Ordinance Amendlllol OrcMnance No.. 1605, The lklclasaiHad Emplll'{em! Salary Dn:lmMee; Abolistlln.g Pay Grad-e 1 An.d Pay Grad!! 2; lbollshlng The Cl!lSSificblliOIIS or· Gllr.lral Serv£es Dreeror, TrarrspoD(tadon Arid Coneurrency Managat, N•191"Uofhood S.!IW:es DirelrtlX", Commurf'Yifecmmlc OI!IVelop.rMnt Oli!ctor, CIJitl..raJ Affa~rs & TW"Ism Oevelqlmrl.rt Dltectof, Proctnment Dlwlllon Cirectot,lnfwm;Pju] Teclni!JfW Divi5ion D1redur, Clld-e Cllmptlark:e Dl..a.oo Diiedof,AHstant OlrKim Proct.remanl DMIIioo, S:enil:-e Dlllw.,-Mlnlg•, CJIH\al:k&:x:lat-1111 And Publ~ Information otllcl"r, -Eata01isht1g The Clalisir~eatl...-s ot'Tuunsm. -c..ttural Allail'll And E~orromie Otwti(Jpfli'IIIIIDiiKb,~BiildlngO't~.PrCICUI'IIft"'l!:ntOII'~.InfOfm~"t!OOTKI"lfiOIQ'lJO.t'll(:tOr,~;tdOrJ~ fii.JI'IWIA.MOUIT:u.,I-W.HIIn.g~comm\.A"'ily~ei<Jpm~OUedot.~t~Director,~C"rEngri"INr.~swt[)lr~rPtCltUI'ti'Mfi.BullcJng~ef~Manllg-er,ln,.ntiuata" SJ..tl«vv!llii",Comm..nrwsi'INICHDMU!Dilcta'.Mn*watralivaSeMces.M.-nlger,PubleSafe~SpeciaJProjed!Coordinatr.r,f'rclpertyt.bnteoan::eJQp•aliu'IBSupollfintendMn,llnt'IDotlhi'IOificeOICommlricdons,L-easlngSop«l.alst,PudicSafttJMaregem~~!f.~AndSche-CkAr.g~omc Manager f(:lty Mb'ney), Vl.su&llAlm.ml..ll6cl!t"tioos Spec!EI~~ot. C-orat.ltul"oVCommluoo ~de, fuaWOII A.rlilt,m, Public SafelY PaynXI Mmlnlstr!kx,Senor GIS ~ArMI ~ SI(J-erWw"; Rallt,Ulg-The P2t CuD Cf1wo.c.e For 1M IWIIS"Iad Cllredor Porting. AasiUrt Dlflct." Plifb Nld Asliialtanl DirDt:ta Rlo:nallln Cas91ftca1iom; ~ Eft~ih'aTheAmFLII1 Plr;PirlodEndng-ln Octobet2014,We15-lr1gJhe htllimumAndThe Mali1~11111 or Each. Pay &"aOe~Threa Perceni(J%);MdGfallting f>llkross.The Bawd ec.tOIL.Mr.gAdiulilmlll1 OIUpTafuea Petcent(3%)foi'Nrf Unclassified Eml)loyeeWOOse BauS.ahn ~NotEH=.edTheMaxlmumO. TM PiiY Rang11= FOI Th~ toJr11J.atiibl~ Job 1i1J11 As Aeco-rrniNIIlded ~ TM 200!11 G.lndrt't' cta!Sinca~ "''h~ C<lmpen.ation. stu.;W "f'EIW S(;llle El:", SU~equeniiW IUflende~ By ~en ~~nt (7.., In~ 2013, 1!v TM ~; ReptaUngAR DrdiNR:es In Conl'ild. (DuB lo TUB Miami H8ral-d's dtiladlille. H lhiS itln'IIS 4eniedj tablltd1 Or wlthdt"awn during flr61 reading Ofl September 30, 201J.It wttl.appaar In 111111 ad¥8rti881T16nl) 12:2\i p.m. ~r~Sal.-yOrd!Nr~Cii M OrdiiB"'Ce Am-ending O.dr.ance ltl. 789> n. Classifie-d Empklyees Salary OrdilliiOCe ()flbfl Cl~ (Jj Mlom1 Beaetl, Fl-ond:L, kJ rofiWA· Prw.dinJ For Th1 tlasl;lfir.atl~n~ ~ ~!X41 \11, Hoi P.llprts~~nt!d 8y A CI:Wiectir.'l'l S.gainl~Jg~llolAnd Commorty R111tned lo N. "Oiheriiii"; Amlftding All t)f Thl: Pay Cmde:ISy ,Aboji!tling P!ry Gr~d• 1; Es~The CEmcatmOIFirelnspectorlh10 Seasoaa.!Rec:reatioflJ\Ide,kldEff«<lwlt. AratFuU PayP'eriodFndlr~g lnOctctJe,r 2D14,1ncr~tasln~;~The MtrJmum!tndlhe.Mil,ljmum Of Each Paw Giade,EJyTlnl! Pen:elll ~~tAI'tdGI'M1lngN!Acrosslhl!' IJoafdCQs:I.Oflh"I"'AdJI.Iitml"ntOfiJilToTtnehrcllll ~S%J foc /Wf "'hre" Emlii'-'W"e 'WJvM BMt: S~.ary J)o!!s Not E:«:Md Tl\8 Lkl;lmtrm c:N Th! "PaW .Range l-or 11'1111 O:,mpara~t Job m• M FI!ICOmmen~d B)' n.~ 2009 Gondr.ey Cla!Sitioeatlon And CO~prnsa~«J SIUdy"PaW Sc:al1 S .. And Sobatqtmntly Amended 8y Seven F\Br~nt 7% In .AugLJSt 2013. By Tht CMillltart; RepHIIng AJI Ordrl8.f1C:es ~r\ f.cnflld. (Ot>eiO The Mi•mi Herald's daadline, K !llisiiem Is denied, tabled, orwiU!do'awo during first rnadlng on Sep.....,.r:lll, 2C13, il will oppeor in ltio odvortisemenl) INTERESTED PARTIES are fwited to appear at thiS meeting. 01' be representad by an agettt. (I' lo elf,lress lheit views in wrtting addre-ssed to the Oty COmmisskln, C/o the City Clef"k, 1700 COO'o'E11tioo Center Drive, 1st Floor, City HaH. Miami Beacn. flontla 33139. COpies or tnese items are avanatJ.Ie fOI' ~lie inspecbon lil"llg normal busfless htus frt ltu: City Clerk's Office, 1700 Cooventioo Center Drlw:, 1st Floor, City Hall, M1ami Beactt, Aorida 33139. Thi'.l meetllg,a-any item herein, may be continued, and urn& sudJ circumstaoces .a.£1dilinallegal ootk::e wiN not be pro"'ded. Ratael E. GmnaOO, City Clerk City ofLtle-ml Beach Puntuan, lo Sectj()(l 286 .. 01 05, Fla. Stat, the Crty tle..-ecv &chises tt1e-public ttl.at: if a pefSOO oec1<1es to appeal ill1Y dec.f:lion made by U~e C!ly Commissioo with respect to any matter considered at lis meet1ng or its hearmg-, socho pen;oo ml.t5t Bl"l&d"e that a vetb.atim recad allhr:: proceedings tS made, \ldlich record incUdes the lesllmoo~ .and md-Hm;.fl upM .....t~a. the appeal ~ t.o be I:Ji:tsed. Tit~ notice does not coostltute coo-sent Oy tile Ctty for the introdt.tetion or admiSsion o1 otherwise rtadrni>.Sible {)( i"relev.mt evidence, noc does. it aulhCiize challenges or appeals no1 otherw~se allowed b~ ~w. 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