Submitted By: Austin Cash
Presentation By: Sean Lanier
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Department: Engineering
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Ordinance 2027-2, amending Sec. 90-2, Sec. 90-20, and Sec. 82-33, Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida, providing changes for definitions of “letter of map change” and “market value,” as well as provisions of the Florida Building Code regarding “repetitive flood damage” and “cumulative substantial improvement”
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place.
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
The Florida Department of Emergency Management, FDEM, requested that the City of Ocala revise its ordinances pertaining to floodplain management, flood risk, and flood mitigation to better align with the state model ordinances.
Section 90-2 of the Code of Ordinances currently defines commonly used words and terms within Chapter 90. The definition of “letter of map change” can have multiple sub-terms that are described within Section 90-2. The ordinance revisions include numbering these sub-terms to prevent future confusion.
Section 90-2 defines the term “market value.” The Florida Division of Emergency Management recently approved a new definition of this term to reduce the chance of judgment and bias when determining a “market value.” The ordinance revisions include relying on the actual cash value (ACV) when determining “market value.”
Section 90-20 of the Code of Ordinances currently regulates buildings and structures to ensure that, within designated flood-prone areas, development occurs in a manner that mitigates risk. Section 82-33 of the Code of Ordinances addresses amendments to the Florida Building Code (FBC) concerning flood resistance. The attached redline ordinance proposes revisions to portions of Section 90-20 and 82-33 to establish cross-references between these sections, the Florida Building Code, and ASCE 24, as defined in Section 90-2. The amendments clarify the relationship between the City's floodplain regu...
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