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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO TITLE IV OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN'S CODE OF ORDINANCES (THE FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE) TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN THE DEFINITION OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT AND UPDATE PROVISIONS FOR ABOVE-GROUND TANKS, FILL, AND DRY FLOOD PROOFING FOR NONRESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO ALIGN WITH THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE FOR THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
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WHEREAS, the State of Connecticut (the "State") requires that local municipalities adopt regulations to prevent flood damage and promote public safety and the general welfare of its citizenry;
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen, on May 28, 1980, amended the Building Code of the City of New Haven (the "City") to add Title IV, which consisted of the establishment of regulations relating to Flood Damage Prevention, and subsequently amended said regulations on May 16, 1983, to comply with the requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA");
WHEREAS, subsequently, the State enacted a Uniform Building Code, which superseded the City's Building Code, and the Board of Aldermen on March 4, 1991, deleted Title IV of Volume III of the Code of Ordinances (the "City's Building Code") and substituted in its place the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (the "Ordinance");
WHEREAS, the Board of Alders on June 4, 1998; October 4, 2010; July 5, 2013; April 4, 2016; September 5, 2023; and December 4, 2023, approved amendments to the Ordinance;
WHEREAS, the State adopted amendments to the Uniform Building Code in 2018 and 2022, which amendments require updates to the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, additional revisions align the Ordinance with both the Building Code and the City's goals to redevelop existing structures in the special flood hazard area for nonresidential use.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the New Haven Board of Alders that the Ordinance be amended in the manner shown by the Ordinance attached below.
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FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE CITY OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
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