HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-4488 - Ordinance - 12/11/2023ORDINANCE NO. 2023-4488
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 105, “FLOODS,” ARTICLE II, “FLOOD
HAZARD PROTECTION,” DIVISION 3 “FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION,” SECTION
105-84(3), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL
PROVISIONS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES IN AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD
HAZARD; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That Chapter 105, “Floods,” Article II, “Flood Hazard Protection,” Division 3,
“Flood Hazard Reduction,” Section 105-84(3) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit “A” attached
hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not
affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances
of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid
or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable.
PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision
or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal
entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or
public health and sanitation ordinances, other than the dumping of refuse. Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate
offense.
PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its
date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter
Section 35.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 11th day of December, 2023.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ _____________________________
City Secretary Mayor
APPROVED:
_______________________________
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
That Chapter 105, “Floods,” Article II, “Flood Hazard Protection,” Division 3 “Flood Hazard
Reduction,” Section 105-84(3) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(3) For new manufactured home developments; expansions to existing manufactured
home developments or replacements of manufactured homes in existing
manufactured home developments; existing manufactured home developments
where repair, reconstruction, or improvement of the streets, utilities, or building
pads exceeds half of the value of the streets, utilities, and building pads before such
repair, reconstruction or improvement; and for manufactured homes not placed in
a manufactured home development, a registered professional engineer or land
surveyor shall certify that the following applicable standards have been satisfied in
a manner approved by the Administrator and shall bear the dated seal and signature
of such registered professional engineer or land surveyor:
a. That stands or lots shall be elevated on compacted fill or on pilings such
that the lowest floor of the manufactured home will be one foot above the
base flood elevation and the elevation of the center of the stand shall be no
more than one foot below the base flood elevation;
b. Adequate surface drainage and access for a hauler shall be provided;
c. If a manufactured home is elevated on pilings:
1. Lots shall be large enough to permit steps;
2. Piling foundations shall be placed in stable soil no more than ten feet
apart;
3. Reinforcement shall be provided for pilings more than six feet above
the existing or finished ground level.