604 Interim Flood Damage Prevention CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 604
AN ORDINANCE adopting a temporary interim amendment to Chapter 15.32.240(A) of the Yelm
Municipal Code relating to flood damage prevention.
The Yelm City Council makes the following findings of fact:
1. In February 1996 and during the last week of December of 1996, Yelm Creek has
received flood waters in excess of designated flood hazard areas (100 year floodplains,
as mapped on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps "FIRM") resulting in the flooding of
existing platted lots. To avoid threat to lives or property from these excessive floods, the
City and FEMA are conducting a re-evaluation of the designated 100-year floodplains.
2. The City desires to impose a temporary flood management standard in the interim to
assure adequate warning and safe construction in flood prone areas.
3. In order to preserve the City's ability to effectuate long-term planning decisions and to
plan in a rational manner, it is necessary to prohibit construction in flood hazard areas
without adequate flood protection, temporarily through adoption of this interim ordinance.
For the reasons set forth in these Findings, these circumstances constitute an
emergency.
4. Under WAC 197-11-880, the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the requirement
of a threshold determination under SEPA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE YELM CITY COUNCIL as follows:
Section 1: Yelm Municipal Code Section 15.32.240(A) is amended to read as
follows:
15.32.240 Residential Construction. A. New construction and substantial improvement of any
residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated one foot or more
above base flood elevation, or the highest known recorded flood elevation, whichever is
greater, as shown for the areas depicted on the attached Draft Floodplain Map, (Exhibit
A.)
Section 2: This ordinance shall expire and its terms be of no force and effect 210
days from its adoption herein --April 23, 1998.
Section 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days following
passage, approval and publication.
ADOPTED: September 24, 1997
Ka ryn M. olf, Ma or
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Agnes Bennick, City Clerk
PASSED and APPROVED: September 24, 1997
EFFECTIVE: October 6, 1997
PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, October 2, 1997