HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1979-080CITY OF PLYMOUTH
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a ... regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, was held —on -7 -Fe— 5th day of
February , 19 79. The following members were present:
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The following members were absent: Mayor Hunt
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Councilgcmber Seibold introduced the following Resolution and moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION 19- 80
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ESTABLISHING POLICY REGARDING MINIMUM FLOOR ELEVATIONS FOR NEW STRUCTURES IN
SUBDIVISIONS OR ON SITES ADJACENT TO OR CONTAINING ANY OPEN STORM WATER DRAINAGE
FACILITY
WHEREAS, the City has adopted for the purpose of protecting public and private
structures form the hazards of flooding and high water, various guidelines and
regulations, including a storm water drainage plan, the State Building Code and
Zoning Ordinance requirements for flood plain areas based upon the Federal
flood insurance study for the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to assure that developers and builders
are aware of the minimum floor elevation requirements set forth in those guide-
lines and regulations; and, that structures built in the City meet those floor
elevation requirements when constructed; and
WHEREAS, such determination and verification of required floor elevations can be
reasonably accomplished within the normal plan approval and construction process
by the developer or builder without undue burden or cost;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA that it should and hereby does establish the following as policy requiring
the determination, specification, and verification of minimum floor elevation
for new structures built in any subdivision or on any site adjacent to or containing
any open storm water drainage facility:
I. Developers and others proposing the subdivision of land for residential
use shall submit with the record plat a print of the approved subdivision
showing the proposed lowest floor elevation for each dwelling and the
established high water elevation for the area as approved by the City
Engineer.
2. The certified survey and plot plan or site plan submitted with the building
permit application for all buildings shall indicate the proposed lowest
floor elevation of the proposed building and the established high water
elevation and lowest floor minimum elevation as approved by the City
Engineer.
3. The approved lowest floor minimum elevation shall be no less than 2 feet
above the established 100 -year flood plain elevation as determined by the
City storm water drainage map and/or the Federal flood insurance map,
subject to approval by the City Engineer.
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4. An "as -built" survey, certified by a Minnesota registered civil engineer
or surveyor, shall be submitted to the Building Official indicating the
elevation of the lowest floor level and the top of the installed founda-
tion wall for those sites which abut lakes, ponds, streams, and/or
surface water drainage routes,and therefore are deemed to be subject to
flooding and high water damage. The survey and certification shall be
compared to the established minimum elevations and approved by the
Building Official prior to any further construction above the foundation
wall.
Should the submitted survey data indicate that the installed floor elevation
would be less than the approved required elevation, the Building Official
shall require appropriate corrective measures before any further construction
beyond the foundation walls is permitted.
The motion for the adaption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded
by C it and upon vote being taken thereon, the
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Ilowing voted against or
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Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly pass t
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