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CI'I'Y OF NORT'R"ULSr7I'ED ORDINANCE N0. 79-109 PAGE 10. °?. (iii) they shall be constructed and placed on the building site so as to offer the minimtun resistance to the flow of flood waters; (iv) they shall be firmly anchored to prevent flotation; and, (v) service facilities such as electrical and heating equipment shall be elevated or floodproofed. G. MOBILE HOPES (1) Mobile homes shall be anchored in accordance with Section 5 B(1),(2). (2) For new mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions; for ex- pansions to existing mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions; for existing mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions where the repair, reconstruction or improvementof the streets, utilities and pads before the repair, reconstruction or improvement has cormnenced; and for mobile homes not placed in a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision, require that: (a) stands or lots are elevated on compacted fill or on pilings so that the lowest floor of the mobile home will be at or above the base flood level; (b) adequate surface drainage and access for a hauler are provided; and, (c) in the instance of elevation on pilings, that: (i) lots are large enough to permit steps, (ii) piling foundations are placed in stable soil no more than ten feet apart, and (iii) reinforcement is provided for pilings more than six feet above the ground level. (3) No mobile home shall be placed in a floodway, except in an existing mobile home park or existing mobile home subdivision. H. FLOODWAYS Located within areas of special flood hazard established in Section 3 B are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion potential, the following provisions apply: (1) Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development unless a technical evaluation demonstrates that encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. (2) If Section 5 H(1) is satisfied, all new construction and sub- stantial improvements sha.ll comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Section 5 PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION. (3) Prohibit the placement of any mobile homes, except in an existing mobile home park or existing mobile home subdivision. SECTION 6: That Ordinance No. 77-115 is hereby repealed and any other Ordinance or Resolution or parts of Ordinances or Resolutions in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 7: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure irrnne iately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the further reason that it is iimriediately necessary to meet enrollment deadlines specified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the hTa.yor.