HomeMy WebLinkAbout4361ORDINANCE NO. 436L
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, repealing and readopting
Chapter 14.09 of the Kent City Code entitled "Flood
Hazard Regulations," to reorganize the chapter,
update definitions and other provisions to align with
the applicable federal regulations, establish a Flood
Zone Permit and create additional enforcement
provisions allowing for more flexibility, and
amending section LL.O3.72O to update references to
Chapter 14,09.
RECITALS
A. The City of Kent Flood Hazard Regulations were established to
promote public health, safety and general welfare for all development
activities taking place within federally regulated special flood hazard areas,
and to ensure the availability of flood insurance policies through the National
Flood Insurance Program. The City of Kent began regulating development
within Special Flood Hazard Areas on January 15th, 1980.
B. The City of Kent Flood Hazard Regulations are derived, in part,
from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for the National Flood Insurance
Program: 44 CFR Parts 59,60, 65 and 70.
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C. The adoption of flood hazard regulations allows for more
accurate determination of impacts to special flood hazard areas, which in
turn assures that development activities are in accordance with item A of
these recitals.
D. This ordinance updates definitions and other provisions to align
with the applicable federal regulations and definitions; establishes a Flood
Zone Permit; and updates the enforcement section, making additional
remedies available under Chapter 1.04 of the Kent City Code.
E. On June L9, 2O2O, the City's SEPA Responsible Official issued
a Determination of Non-Significance for the proposed code amendment,
F. At its regularly-scheduled meeting on July 7, 2020, the City
Council held a public hearing regarding the proposed code amendments and,
after considering the matter, voted to adopt a new chapter t4.O9 of the Kent
City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 7, - Repeal. Chapter L4.O9 of the Kent City Code, entitled
"Flood Hazard Regulations," is hereby repealed in its entirety,
SECTION 2. - New Chapter. A new Chapter 14.09 of the Kent City
Code, entitled "Flood Hazard Regulations," is hereby enacted as follows:
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Chapter 14.09
FLOOD HAZARD REGULATIONS
Section 14.O9.O10. Purpose. It is the purpose of this cJiapter to
promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, and to minimize
public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by enacting
provisions designed to:
A. Protect life and property by preventing the hazardous use of flood-
prone lands;
B. Protect downstream or surrounding propefty from higher velocities or
higher flood levels which may be caused by loss of holding capacity in the
floodplain;
C. Minimize turbidity and pollution from upstream or surrounding
development during a flood;
D. Minimize the expenditure of public money and costly flood control
measures;
E, Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding
which are generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
F. Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and
gas mains, electric, telephone, and sewer lines, streets, and bridges located
in flood hazard areas;
G. Alert appraisers, assessors, owners, potential buyers, and lessees to
the natural limitations of flood-prone land;
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H, Ensure that those who occupy or seek to develop in flood hazard areas
assume responsibility for their actions;
I. Qualify the City and existing homes and businesses for pafticipation
in the National Flood Insurance Program;
J. Implement local, state, and national flood protection programs; and
K. Minimize prolonged business interruptions
Section I4.O9.O2O. Definitions. The following words, terms, and
phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
A, Appeal means a request for review of any final action pursuant to this
chapter, or of the interpretation of any provision of this chapter by any city
official.
B. Base flood means the flood having a one percent chance of being
equaled or exceeded in any given year, also referred to as the 700-year
flood.
C, Base flood elevation means the actual elevation (in mean sea level)
of the water surface of the base flood determined by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) or other qualified person or agency as
described in this chapter,
D. Basement means any area of the building having its floor subgrade
(below ground level) on all sides and does not meet the requirements of
KCC 14.0e,130(H).
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E, Best available data means: (1) the data provided by FEMA in a
scientific and engineering repoft entitled Flood Insurance Study for King
County, Washington and Incorporated Areas, dated August L9,2O2O, along
with the accompanying flood insurance rate map (FIRM), including any
subsequent revisions thereto; or (2) hydrologic and hydraulic analyses
performed in accordance with standard engineering practice and in
accordance with FEMA standards contained in 44 C.F.R. Part 65.
F. Building. See Sfrucfure
G. Critical facility means a facility for which even a slight chance of
flooding might be too great. Critical facilities include, but are not limited to,
schools, nursing homes, hospitals, police, fire, and emergency response
installations; and public and private facilities which produce, use, or store
hazardous materials or hazardous waste as defined by the State Department
of Ecology.
H. Development means any proposed or actual manmade changes to
improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings
or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation,
drilling operations located within the special flood hazard area and other site
preparation activities, storage of materials or equipment, removal of
substantial amounts of vegetation , or alteration of natural site
cha racteristics.
L Department means the City of Kent Economic and Community
Development Department.
J, Director means the City of Kent Economic and Community
Development Director or the Director's designee.
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K. Frl/ means the addition of soil, sand, rock, gravel, sediment, walls,
structures and their associated internal volume, or other material by artificial
means.
L. Flood or Flooding means a general and temporary condition of partial
or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from any of the following
items or a combination thereof:
1. The overflow of inland or tidal waters;
2. The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters
from any source;
3, Mudslides (i.e., mudflows) which are proximately caused
by the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any
source and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of
normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and
deposited along the path of the current;
4. The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or
other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves
or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused
by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied
by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as flash
flood or an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and
unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in
KCC 14.09.020(L).
M. Flood fringe means the portion of the special flood hazard area outside
of the floodway which is generally covered by floodwaters during the base
flood.
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N. Flood insurance administrator (FIA) means the official title under the
law of the person who is in charge of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration who is responsible for providing the data upon which
floodplain management regulations shall be based and providing a notice of
final base flood elevations within Zones AE and AH on the City's FIRM and,
has provided data from which the City shall designate its regulatory
floodway.
O. Flood insurance rate map (FIRM) means the official map provided by
the FIA on which the FIA has delineated both the special flood hazard areas
and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
P. Flood insurance study (FIS) means an examination, evaluation and
determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water
surface elevations, or an examination, evaluation and determination of
mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and/or flood-related erosion hazards provided to
communities by the FIA. Also known as the Flood Elevation Study.
a. Flood proofing means any combination of structural and nonstructural
additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate
risk of flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and
sanitary facilities, structures, and their contents.
R. Flood protection elevation means a minimum of two feet above the
base flood elevation, except for critical facilities where the minimum is three
feet above the base flood elevation.
S. Flood season means the period from October 1st to March 31st during
which, historically, the frequency, distribution, and volume (inches of
rainfall) of storms in the Green River Basin have been the largest and all
known major floods have occurred.
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T. Floodplain means any land area susceptible to being inundated by
water from any source. See Flood or Flooding.
U. Floodplain managemenf means the operation of an overall program
of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including
but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, and
floodplain management regulations.
V. Floodplain management regulations mean the application of police
power for state or local regulations, in any combination thereof, which
provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and
reduction.
W. Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the
adjacent land areas designated on the FIRM that must be reserved in order
to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water
surface elevation more than a designated height. Also referred to as
Regulatory Floodway.
X. Historic structure means any structure that is:
1, Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a
listing maintained by the Depaftment of Interior) or preliminarily determined
by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual
listing on the National Register;
2. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the
Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic
district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a
registered h istoric district;
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3. Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places by the
Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
(DAHP); or
4. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places as part
of a historic preservation program that has been certified by either DAHP or
the Secretary of the Interior.
Y. Lowest floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area
(including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable
solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage, in an area other
than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided,
that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of
the applicable nonelevation design requirements of this chapter.
Z. Manufactured home means a structure, used for residential or
commercial purposes, transportable in one or more sections, which is built
on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities. For floodplain
management purposes, the term manufactured home also includes park
trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles placed on a site for greater
than 180 consecutive days. For insurance purposes the term manufactured
home does not include park trailers, travel trailers, and other similar
vehicles.
AA, Manufactured home park or subdivision means a parcel (or contiguous
parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent
or sale.
BB. Mean sea level means for purposes of the National Flood Insurance
Program, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 or other
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datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a community's FIRM are
referenced.
CC. New construction means for the purposes of determining insurance
rates, structures for which the start of construction commenced on or aftrer
the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 3L, 1974, whichever
is later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For
floodplain management purposes, neLv construction means structures for
which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of
a floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and includes
any subsequent improvements to such structures.
DD. No net f// means that if any fill is brought on to a site for the
construction of a structure or access road then an equal amount of
soil/material will be removed from the site. Earthen fill must be obtained
from the same site, to the extent practicable. The soil removed must be
from within the boundaries of the site, to the extent practicable, and from
within the special flood hazard area. If not practical, soil could be removed
from property in the immediate vicinity and within the special flood hazard
area. The area from which the soil is removed must be able to drain
completely into the adjoining watercourse following a flood.
EE. Recreational vehicle means a vehicle which is:
1. Built on a single chassis;
2. Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the largest
horizonta I projection ;
3. Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light
duty truck; and
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4. Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
FF. Start of construction means the date a building permit was issued,
provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, placement,
or other substantial improvement was within 180 days after the permit
issuance date. The actual start means either the first placement of
permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab
or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work
beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home
on a foundation, Permanent construction does not include submission of an
application for development or land preparation, such as clearing, grading,
and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets or walkways; nor
does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or
the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the
property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as
dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial
improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of
any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not
that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
GG. Structure means that which is built or constructed, or an edifice or
building of any kind or any piece of work composed of parts joined together
in some definite manner, and includes posts for fences and signs. It
specifically includes buildings that are not fully enclosed on all sides where
the orientation may affect the flow of floodwaters, but does not include
mounds of eafth or debris. For floodplain management purposes a structure
means, a walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank,
that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home.
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HH. Substantial damage means damage of any origin sustained by a
structure whereby the cost of restoring the structur'e to its before damaged
condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the
structure before the damage occurred.
II. Substantial improvement means any remodeling, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of
which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the appraised fair market value of
the structure before the start of construction of the improvement. This term
includes structures which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of
the actual repair work peformed. The term does not, however, include
either:
1. Any project for improvement of a structure to correct an
existing violation of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code
specifications, previously identified by a local code enforcement official, and
which is the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or
2. Any alteration of a historic structure provided that the
alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic
structure.
JJ. Variance means a grant of relief by the City from the terms of a
floodplain management regulation.
KK, Violation means the failure of a structure or other development to be
fully compliant with the community's floodplain management regulations. A
structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other.
ceftifications, or other evidence of compliance required in this chapter is
presumed to be in violation until such time as the required documentation
is provided.
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LL. Water surface elevation means the height, in relation to the NAVD of
1988, or other datum, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in
the floodplains of coastal or riverine areas.
Section 14.O9.O3O. Policies and standards for reducing flood
losses. In order to accomplish its purpose, this chapter includes policies
and standards to:
A. Restrict, condition, or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health,
safety, and property due to water or erosion hazards, or which result in
damaging increases in erosion, flood heights, or velocities;
B. Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve
such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial
development, new construction and substantial improvements;
C. Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and
natural protective barriers, which help accommodate or channel
floodwaters;
D. Control filling, grading, dredging, and other development which may
increase flood damage; and
E. Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will
unnaturally divert floodwaters or which may increase flood hazards in other
areas,
Section 14.O9.O4O. Lands to which this chapter applies. This
chapter shall apply to all special flood hazard areas within the jurisdiction of
the City.
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Section 14.09.O5O. Basis for establishing the special flood
hazard areas. The special flood hazard areas are identified by the FIA in a
scientific and engineering report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study for
King County, Washington and Incorporated Areas", dated August 19, 2020,
along with the accompanying FIRM, including any subsequent revisions
thereto, which is hereby adopted by reference and shall be given the same
force and effect as if set forth herein in full; or they are identified in the
best available data as defined in this chapter. The FIS and FIRM are on file
and available for examination at the office of the Department of Public
Works.
Section 14.09.06O. Abrogation and greater restrictions. This
chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing
easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this chapter
and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or
overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail,
Section L4.O9.O7O Interpretation. In the interpretation and
application of this chapter, all provisions shall be:
Considered as minimum requirements;
Liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and
C. Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under
state statutes.
Section 14.O9.O8O. Warning and disclaimer of liability. The
degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable
for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering
considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood
heights may be increased by manmade or natural causes. This chapter does
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not imply that land outside the special flood hazard areas or uses permitted
within such area will be free from flooding or flood damages. This chapter
shall not create liability on the part of the City, its elected officials or any
officer or employee thereof, or the FIA, for any flood damages that result
from reliance on this chapter or any administration decision lawfully made
hereunder.
Section 14.O9.O9O. Permits and licenses. No permit or license for
structures or the development or use of land shall be issued by the City
within a special flood hazard area unless approved by the Director. Such
approval shall be based on a review of the provisions setforth in this chapter
and the technical findings and recommendations of city departments and
divisions, including, but not limited to, Economic and Community
Development, building, fire, and planning. Compliance with this chapter
does not obviate the need to obtain other permits which may be required
pursuant to state or federal law including but not limited to approvals
required from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the State
Departments of Social and Health Services and Ecology relating to water and
sewer systems which ensure that water and sewer systems will be designed
to avoid infiltration, inflow, or impairment.
Section 14.09.1OO. Procedural requirements. Applications for
City Flood Zone Permits (REFZ) shall be referred to the Depaftment for
review and then to the Director for approval. If it can be determined from
information at hand that the property is not located in a special flood hazard
area, the Director may approve the permit directly. If it is determined that
any poftion of the property is located within the floodway or within the flood
fringe, the applicant shall be required by the Department to submit such
surveys, plans, and supporting documents as identified on the REFZ
application form to determine the applicability of city regulations to the
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proposed structure, development, or use. Whenever technical information is
furnished to the City by an applicant, the City shall consider such report in
acting upon the requested permit. In performing such review, the
Department may request additional applicant information determined to be
relevant in considering the application. The Director shall, within a
reasonable time, indicate approval or disapproval of the requested permit or
license; and if approved, the Director shall transmit all conditions of approval
in a letter to the Depaftment for further distribution to the applicant,
commenting departments, other agencies, and other known parties of
record.
A. REFZ shall be obtained before construction or development begins,
including placement of manufactured homes, within any special flood hazard
area established in Section KCC 14,09.050. Application for REFZ may be
made on forms furnished by the Director. Specifically, the following
information is required:
1. Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest
floor (including basement) of all structures;
2. Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any
non-residential structure will be floodproofed;
3. Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect
that the floodproofing methods for any non-residential structure meet the
floodproofing criteria in Section KCC 14.09.130(B); and
4. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be
altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
5. Such other information as the Director determines would be
relevant in considering the application.
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Section 14.09.11O. Designation of floodplain administrator.
The Director is hereby appointed as the floodplain administrator and will
administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development
permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
Duties of the floodplain administrator shall include, but not be limited to:
A. Permit review.
1. Review all REFZ to determine that the permit requirements of
this chapter have been satisfied.
2. Review all permits to determine that all necessary permits have
been obtained from those federal, state, or local governmental agencies
from which prior approval is required.
3. Review all permits to determine if the proposed development
is located within a floodway.
B. Obtaining and Maintaining Information.
1, Where base flood elevation data is provided through a flood
insurance study or FIRM, the Director shall obtain and maintain the actual
elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including
basement) of all new or substantially improved structures, and whether or
not the structure contains a basement.
2. For all new or substantially improved floodproofed structures
where base flood elevation data is provided through a flood insurance study
or FIRM, the Director shall:
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a. Obtain and maintain the elevation (in relation to mean
sea level) to which the structure was floodproofed; and
b. Maintain floodproofing certifications required pursuant to
this chapter.
3. The Director shall maintain for public inspection all records
pertaining to this chapter, to the extent required by Chapter 1.05 KCC and
Chapter 42.56 RCW.
C. Alteration of watercourses.
1. Prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, notify
communities adjacent to the watercourse and the Department of Ecology,
and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance
Administrator.
2. Assure that the flood carrying capacity of the altered or
relocated portion of the watercourse is maintained.
D. Interpretations of FIRM boundaries. Make interpretations, where
needed, as to exact location of boundaries of the special flood hazard areas
(for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped
boundary and actual field conditions). The person contesting the location of
the actual boundary shall be given reasonable opportunity to appeal the
interpretation as provided for in KCC 14.09.160.
Section L4.O9.LzO. General standards. In all special flood hazard
areas, the following standards are required:
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A. Anchoring
1. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be
anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure
resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of
buoyancy; and
2. All manufactured homes must likewise be anchored to prevent
flotation, collapse, or lateral movement, and shall be installed using methods
and practices that minimize flood damage. Anchoring methods may include,
but are not limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors
(reference FEMA's Manufactured Home Installation in Flood Hazard Areas
Guidebook for additional techniques).
B, Construction materials and methods.
1, All new construction and substantial improvements shall be
constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
2. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be
constructed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
3. Electrical, heating,ventilation, plumbing, and air-conditioning
equipment and other service facilities shall be designed and constructed, to
the flood protection elevation so as to prevent water from entering or
accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.
4. Basements that do not meet the requirements of
KCC 14.09.130(H) to be classified as a crawlspace are not permitted in the
special flood hazard areas for any new structures, additions to existing
structures or substantially improved structures, unless the bottom of the
basement is elevated to the flood protection elevation.
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C. Utilities.
1. All new and replacement water supply systems shall be
designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system;
2. New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be
designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems
and discharge from the systems into floodwaters;
3. Onsite waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid
impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding; and
4. Proposed water wells shall be located on high ground that is
not located within a special flood hazard area.
D. Development proposals. All new development proposals, including
subdivisions and manufactured home parks or subdivisions, shall:
1. Be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage;
2. Have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical,
and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage;
3.
damage;
Have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood
4.
proposals.
Include Base Flood Elevation data from the FIRM for all
5. Preliminary subdivision approval should depict or state what
poftions of the development are within special flood hazard areas.
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E. Review of building permits. REFZ applications for developments that
also require building permits shall be reviewed by the Department, to help
assure proposed construction will be reasonably safe from flooding. The test
of reasonableness is a judgment based, in pdrt, on local engineering
practices, and includes use of historical data, high-water marks,
photographs of past flooding, and other similar evidence, where available.
Section 14.09.13O. Specific standards. In all special flood hazard
areas identified in KCC 14.09,050, the following provisions are required:
A. Residential construction.
1. New construction and substantial improvement of any
residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement,
elevated to the flood protection elevation.
2. Fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor usable solely for
parking, access or storage and that are subject to flooding are prohibited,
or shall be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on
exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters. Designs for
meeting this requirement must either be certified by a registered
professional engineer or architect or must meet or exceed the following
minimum criteria:
a. A minimum of two openings placed on at least two
separate walls and having a total net area of not less than one square inch
for every square foot of enclosed areas subject to flooding shall be provided.
b.
foot above grade
The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one
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c, Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, or
other coverings or devices; provided, that they permit the automatic entry
and exit of floodwaters.
B. Nonresidential construction. New construction and substantial
improvement of any commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential structure
shall either have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to the flood
protection elevation; or, together with attendant utility and sanitary
facilities, shall:
1. Be floodproofed to the flood protection elevation so that the
structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage
of water;
2. Have structural components capable of resisting hydrostatic
and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy;
3. Be ceftified by a registered professional engineer or architect
that the design and methods of construction are in accordance with accepted
standards of practice for meeting provisions of this subsection based on their
development and/or review of the structural design, specifications, and
plans, Such certifications shall be provided to the Director;
4. Nonresidential structures that are elevated, not floodproofed,
must meet the same standards for space below the lowest floor as described
in subsection (A)(2) of this section 14.09.130;
5. Applicants floodproofing nonresidential buildings shall be
notified that flood insurance premiums will be based on rates that are one
foot below the floodproofed level (e.9., a building floodproofed to one foot
above the base flood level will be rated as at the base flood level).
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C. Critical facility. Construction of new critical facilities shall be, to the
extent possible, located outside the limits of the floodplain, Construction of
new critical facilities shall be permissible within the floodplain if no feasible
alternative site is available. Critical facilities constructed within the floodplain
shall have the lowest floor elevated to three feet or more above the level of
the base flood elevation at the site. Below the lowest floor, floodproofing
and sealing measures must be taken to ensure that toxic substances will not
be displaced by or released into floodwaters. Access routes elevated to or
above the level of the base flood elevation shall be provided to all critical
facilities to the extent possible.
D. Manufactured homes. All manufactured homes to be placed or
substantially improved within zones, AH and AE on the community's FIRM
shall be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor of
the manufactured home is at the flood protection elevation; and be securely
anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system in accordance with
KCC 14.09.120(AX2). Openings in accordance with subsection (A) of this
section 14.09.130 are required in rigid skirting attached to frames or
foundations of manufactured homes to relieve hydrostatic loads and
minimize transferring loads that can damage. homes and their supporting
foundation systems. Installation of skirting does not trigger the requirement
for flood openings if the skirting does not provide structural support and will
collapse, without causing structural damage to the elevated home or the
foundation, under wind and water loads that are less than those expected
during the base flood event,
E. Recreational vehicles. Recreational vehicles placed on sites are
required to meet all applicable provisions of this code. If allowed by code,
recreational vehicles are required to either:
1. Be onsite for fewer than 180 days;
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2. Be fully licensed and ready for highway use, on its wheels or
jacking system, attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities
and security devices, and have no permanently attached additions; or
3, Meet the requirements of KCC 14.09.120(4) and the elevation
and anchoring requirements for manufactured homes,
F. Drainage around structures. Adequate drainage paths are required
around structures on slopes to guide waters around and away from proposed
structures.
G. Standards for AE zones with base flood elevations but no floodways.
In areas with base flood elevations, if a regulatory floodway has not been
designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other
development, including fill, shall be permitted within Zones AE on the
community's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of
the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and
anticipated development, will not increase the water sudace elevation of the
base flood more than one foot at any point within the community.
H. Below-grade crawlspace
1. The interior grade of a crawlspace must not be below the base
flood elevation and must not be more than two (2) feet below the exterior
lowest adjacent grade.
2. The height of the below-grade crawlspace, measured from the
interior grade of the crawlspace to the top of the crawlspace foundation wall,
must not exceed four (4) feet at any point.
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3. Flood openings are required and must meet the requirements
of 14.0e.130(AX2),
4. There must be an adequate drainage system that removes
floodwaters from the interior area of the crawlspace. The enclosed area
should be drained within a reasonable time after a flood event.
5, The velocity of floodwaters at the site should not exceed five
(5) feet per second for any crawlspace.
Section L4.O9.L4O. Compensatory storage.
A. Within special flood hazard areas, the following provisions apply:
1. Applicants shall provide onsite replacement of 100 percent of
the storage area lost to encroachments so that there is no increase in flood
levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. Encroachments
include fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other
development. No net fill in a special flood hazard area shall be allowed.
2. If an applicant seeks to provide offsite replacement of 100
percent of the storage area lost to encroachments so that there is no
increase in flood levels during the occurrence of base flood discharge, the
applicant must submit certification by a registered professional engineer or
architect demonstrating that encroachments shall not result in any increase
in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge, and the
offsite replacement location must be located within the same watershed that
the encroachment is occurring.
3. If subsections (AXl) or (2) of this section I4.09.t4O is
satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply
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with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of KCC 14.09,120 and
14.09.130.
Section 14,09.15O. Floodways. Within the floodway of special
flood hazard areas, the following provisions apply:
A. Encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial
improvements, and other development are prohibited, unless ceftification
by a registered professional engineer or architect is provided demonstrating
through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with
standard engineering practice that encroachments shall not result in any
increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
B. Construction or reconstruction of residential structures is prohibited
within designated floodways, except for: repairs, reconstruction, or
improvements to a structure which do not increase the ground floor area;
and repairs, reconstruction, or improvements to a structure, the cost of
which does not exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure either
before the repair, reconstruction, or improvement is started or, if the
structure has been damaged, and is being restored, before the damage
occurred. Work done to correct an existing violation of state or local health,
sanitary, or safety code specifications, as identified by a local code
enforcement official, and which is the minimum necessary to assure safe
living conditions, or work done to structures identified as historic places,
shall not be included in the 50 percent determination,
C. Projects specifically designed for the enhancement of fish habitat are
allowed within the floodway when they meet the following criteria:
1. The project has been designed to minimize impacts to base
flood elevations; and
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2. It can be demonstrated that any rise in the 100-year flood
levels has been kept as close to zero as practically possible through a
hydrologic and hydraulic analysis; and
3. The project does not affect any insurable structures.
4. The project complies with other relevant state and city
regulations such as the Critical Areas Ordinance (KCC 11.06), Shoreline
Master Program and State Environmental Policy Act.
D. If subsections (A) - (C) of this section 14.09.150 are satisfied, all new
construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable
flood hazard reduction provisions of KCC 14.09.120 and 14,09.130.
Section 14.09.16O. Appeals. The decision of the Director to
approve, to approve with conditions, or to disapprove a permit or license for
work in a special flood hazard area shall be in writing, and may be appealed
to the hearing examiner. The requested permit or license shall not be issued
during the appeal period, Appeals from the Director's decision regarding
proposals within a special flood hazard area shall be governed by the
procedures set forth in KCC L2.OI.190 and Chapter 2.32KCC.
Section L4.O9.L7O. Variances.
A. Applications for variances from the strict application of the terms of
this chapter to a specific property may be submitted to the City. All variances
shall be considered by the hearing examiner as a Process III application,
pursuant to Chapter L2.OI KCC. Approval of variances from the strict
application of flood hazard regulations shall be consistent with the following
criteria:
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1. There are unique physical conditions peculiar and inherent to
the affected property that make it difficult or infeasible to strictly comply
with the provisions of this chapter.
2. The variance is the minimum necessary to accommodate the
building or structure footprint and access.
3. The proposed variance would preserve the functions and values
of the flood hazard area, and the proposal does not create or increase a risk
to the public health, safety, and general welfare, or to public or private
property.
4. The proposed variance would not adversely affect properties
surrounding the subject site.
5. Adverse impacts to flood hazard areas resulting from the
proposal are minimized.
6. The special circumstances of conditions affecting the property
are not a result of the actions of the applicant or previous owner.
7. The variance shall not constitute a grant of special privilege.
8, No variance shall be approved within a floodway that would
cause an increase in the base flood elevation.
B. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written
notice by the Director that:
1. The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the
base flood elevation will result in increased premium rates for flood
insurance, and
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2. Such construction below the base flood elevation increases
risks to life and propefty.
C. The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain a record of all variance
actions, including justification for their issuance.
Section 14.09.18O. Violations and enforcement - Penalties.
Any violation of any provision of this chapter may be enforced as provided
for in this section. Each separate date, or portion thereof, during which any
violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation.
A, Recoverv of costs incurred by the City. In addition to any penalty
provided for in subsections (B) through (C) of this section 14.09.180, a
person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for
all costs incurred by the City as a result of the violation. The City will issue
an invoice to the person responsible for the violation advising him or her of
the amount of costs incurred by the City as a result of the violation. The
person to whom the invoice was directed must respond within 14 calendar
days of the date the invoice is served upon that person by: (i) paying the
invoice, (ii) requesting a hearing before the City's hearing examiner to
mitigate the amount of the invoice, or (iii) requesting a hearing before the
City's hearing examiner to contest the amount of the invoice. Failure to
timely respond shall result in the invoice being deemed valid and the City
may seek collection of the invoice through the process provided for in
Chapter 3.10 of the Kent City Code, including the use of a collection agency.
Payment of any invoice issued shall not alleviate the person responsible for
the violation from complying with this chapter.
1. Service of notice. Service of an invoice issued under
KCC 14.09.180 (A) shall occurand is deemed complete in the same manner
and under the same provisions as provided for in KCC 1.04.060.
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2. Process to mitioate or contest invoice. The process through
which a person may request a hearing to contest or mitigate an invoice
issued to him or her as a person responsible for the violation is the same as
that provided for Notices of Violation under KCC 1.04.120 through KCC
1,04.190. The hearing examiner's decision as to any invoice issued under
KCC 14.09.180(A) is final and may not be further appealed.
3. Failure to pay-Civil infraction. The failure to timely pay an
invoice issued under KCC 14.09.180(A), or any mitigated invoice amount
set by the hearing examiner, is a separate violation that may be enforced
through the issuance of a civil infraction pursuant to KCC L4.O9.180(8).
B. Civil infraction. A person who violates any provision of this chapter
may be issued a class 1 civil infraction as set forth in RCW 7,80.120, as
currently enacted or hereafter amended. An infraction issued pursuant to
this section shall be filed in the Kent Municipal Court and processed in the
same manner as other infractions filed in the Kent Municipal Court. In
addition, a civil code enforcement action may be instituted in accordance
with KCC 7.I4.150(C) to effectuate any abatement or corrective action
required by the person as a result of the violation.
C. Civil code enforcement In addition to, or as an alternative to any
other penalty provided for in this chapter or by law, a civil code enforcement
action may be instituted under the provisions provided for in Chapter 1.04
KCC to effectuate any abatement or corrective action required as a result of
a violation of this chapter, including the issuance of a stop use or stop work
order under KCC 1.04,090 - KCC t.04.110. The process through which the
person responsible for the violation may contest a stop use or stop work
order is the same as that provided for Notices of Violation under
KCC 1.O4.L2O through KCC 1.04.190. Failure to timely abate the violation
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or take the required corrective action will result in the issuance of a fine in
accordance with KCC 1.04.080 and KCC L.O .ZOO, which fine will be
separate and apaft from any fine that may have been issued under
KCC 14.0s.180(B).
SECTION 3, - Amendment - KCC 11.03.720. Section LL.O3.720 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Critical Areas" is hereby amended as follows:
Section IL.O3.72O. Critical Areas. Critical or environmentally
sensitive areas, as defined in Chapter 11.06 KCC:
A. WAC 197-11-908 is hereby adopted by reference.
B. Wetlands, as defined under KCC 11.06.530, the wetlands inventory,
the maps filed under KCC 11.06.050, entitled critical areas maps, and the
specialfloodhazardareasasdescribedinKccro
designate the location of critical areas within the city and are adopted by
reference. Within those critical areas, the exemptions of WAC L97-L1-800
which are inapplicable are (1), (2)(a) through (i), (3), (6)(d), (23Xa)
through (g). Unidentified exemptions shall continue to apply within critical
areas of the city.
C. The scope of environmental review of actions within these areas shall
be limited to:
1. Documenting whether the proposal is consistent with the
requirements of the critical areas ordinance; and
2. Evaluating potentially significant impacts on the critical area
resources not adequately addressed by GMA planning documents and
development regulations, if dhy, including any additional mitigation
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measures needed to protect the critical areas in order to achieve consistency
with SEPA and with other applicable environmental review laws.
3. All other categorical exemptions apply whether or not the
proposal will be located in a critical area.
SECTION 4. - Severability. If any one or more section, subsection,
or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance
and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5, - Savings. The existing Chapter I4.O9 of the Kent City
Code, which is repealed and replaced by this ordinance, shall remain in full
force and effect until the effective date of this ordinance.
ECTION 6. - Corrections by Citv Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon
approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering; or
references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations.
SECTION 7. - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force 30 days from and after its passage, as provided by law.
Julv 7. 2O2O
DANA MLPH, MAYOR Date Approved
ATTEST:
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KIMBERLEY A MOTO, CITY C
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ARTH U R'' PAT'' FITZPATRICK,ATTORNEY
Julv 7. 2O2O
Date Adopted
Julv 10. 2O2O
Date Published
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NO'IICE IS HEREBY
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Council will hold a public
hearing during a regular-
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July 7, 2020, at 7 p.m. in
Kent City Hall Cham-
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Fourth Avenue South,
Kenl, WA 98032, or by
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Vice President of Advertising for Sound Publishing,
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Kent Reporter
a weekly newspaper, which newspaper is a legal newspaper of general
circulation and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date
of publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language
continuously as a weekly newspaper in King County, Washington. The
Kent- Covington Reporter has been approved as a Legal Newspaper by order of
the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County.
The notice in the exact form annexed was published in regular issues of
the Kent- Covington Reporter (and not in supplement form) which was regularly
distributed to its subscribers during the below stated period. The annexed
notice, a:
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NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the Kent City
Council will hold a public
hearing during a regular-
ly-scheduM City coun-
cil meeting on Tuesday,
Juty 7,2024, at 7 p.m. in
Kent City Hall Cham-
bers, tocated at 220
Fourth Avenue South,
Kent, WA 98032, (due to
COVID-19 and health
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meeting nuy be a re-
mote meeiing).
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present testirnony duringthe public hearing,
please contact the City
Cle* in advance. Mern-
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U.S. Mail to the CityClerk's Office, 220
Fourth Avenue South,
Kent, WA 98032, or by
electronic mail to City
Cle*@KentWA.gov.
Any written comments
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Vice President of Advertising for Sound Publishing,
which publishes the
Kent Reporter
a weekly newspaper, which newspaper is a legal newspaper of general
circulation and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date
of publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language
continuously as a weekly newspaper in King County, Washington. The
Kent- Covington Reporter has been approved as a Legal Newspaper by order of
the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County.
The notice in the exact form annexed was published in regular issues of
the Kent- Covington Reporter (and not in supplement form) which was regularly
distributed to its subscribers during the below stated period. The annexed
notice, a:
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was published on July 10, 2020.
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sum of $89.09
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The following is a sum-
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ORDINANCE NO. 4361.
AN ORDIMNCE ot the
Cig Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, re-
peeling end readopting
Chapter 14.09 of the
Kent City Code entitled
"Flood Hazard Regula-
tions," to reorganize the
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additional enforcement
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11.03.720 to update ref-
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14 09.
This ordinane shall take
effect and b€ in force 30
days from and after its
passage, as provided by
law.
A copy of the compleie
texl of any ordinance will
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City Clerk
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Vice President of Advertising for Sound Publishing,
which publishes the
Kent Reporter
a weekly newspaper, which newspaper is a legal newspaper of general
circulation and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date
of publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language
continuously as a weekly newspaper in King County, Washington. The
Kent- covington Reporter has been approved as a Legal Newspaper by order of
the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County.
The notice in the exact form annexed was published in regular issues of
the Kent- Covington Reporter (and not in supplement form) which was regularly
distributed to its subscribers during the below stated period. The annexed
notice, a:
Public Notice
was published on July 10, 2020.
The full amount of the fee charged for said foregoing publication is the'^*Y&of
Rudi Alcott
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The following is a sum-
mary of an ordinanoe
passed by the Kent City
Council on July 7,2020.
ORDINANCE NO. 4361-
AN ORDIMNCE of the
City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, re-
peeling and readopting
Chapter 14.09 of the
Kent City Code entitled
'Flood Hazard Reguh-
tions,' to reorganhe the
chapter, update defini-
tions and other provi.
sions to align with tho
applicatrb federal regu-
lalions, establish a Flood
Zone Permit and create
additional enforcement
provisions allowing formore flexibility, andarnonding section
11.03.720 to update ref-
erences to Chapter
14.09.
This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force 30
days from and after its
passage, as provided by
law.
A copy of the compbte
text of any ordinance will
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of the Cig Clerk^
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