22-19 - Amend Chapter 1308 flood damage prevention following FEMA flood zone update - ordinance

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(3) The use of fill or redistributed existing fill, placed after the initial identification of Zones V, VE or V1 -30 on the City's FIRM, for struc- tural support of buildings is prohibited. (4) Alteration of sand dunes that will increase potential flood damage is prohibited. (5) Placement or substantial improvement of manufactured homes must comply with subsection 0)(1) through (5) of this section. (6) Recreational vehicles must either: A. be on site for fewer than 180 consecutive days; B. be fully licensed and ready for highway use; or C. comply with subsection 0)(1) through (5) of this section. 1308.05 APPEALS AND VARIANCES. (a) Appeals Board Established. (1) The Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals is hereby appointed to serve as the Appeals Board for these regulations as estab- lished by the Codified Ordinances. (2) Records of the Appeals Board shall be kept and filed in City Hall at 12650 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio. (b) Powers and Duties. (1) The Appeals Board shall hear and decide appeals where it is al- leged there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determina- tion made by the Floodplain Administrator in the administration or en- forcement of these regulations. (2) The Appeals Board shall authorize variances in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. (c) Appeals. Any person affected by any notice and order, or other official action of the Floodplain Administrator may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Appeals Board provided that such person shall file, within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice and order, or other official action, a brief statement of the grounds for such hearing or for the mitigation of any item appearing on any order of the Floodplain Administrator's decision. Such appeal shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and be filed with the Floodplain Administrator. Upon receipt of the appeal, the Floodplain Administrator shall transmit said notice and all pertinent information on which the Floodplain Ad- ministrator's decision was made to the Appeals Board. Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the Appeals Board shall fix a reasonable time for the appeal, give notice in writing to parties in interest, and decide the appeal within a reasonable time after it is submitted. (d) Variances. Any person believing that the use and development standards of these regulations would result in unnecessary hardship may file an application for a variance. The Appeals Board shall have the power to authorize, in specific cases, such variances from the standards of these regulations, not inconsistent with Federal regulations, as will not be contrary to the public interest where, owning to special conditions of the lot or parcel, a literal enforcement of the provisions of these regula- tions would result in unnecessary hardship. (1) Application for a Variance. A. Any owner, or agent thereof, of property for which a variance is sought shall make an application for a variance by filing it with the Floodplain Administrator, who upon receipt of the variance shall trans- mit it to the Appeals Board. B. Such application at a minimum shall contain the following infor- mation: Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; legal de- scription of the property; parcel map; description of the existing use; 40