DISCUSSION
The proposed amendment will allow the City of Garden Grove to remain in compliance with, and continue its participation in, the NFIP. The summary of changes to Section 9.04.060 of Title 9 includes the following definitions for “Existing manufactured home park or subdivision,” “Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision,” “Historic structure,” “New manufactured home park or subdivision,” and “Substantial damage.” The exact proposed changes to the Municipal Code are shown in the draft City Council Ordinance (Exhibit “A”) that is attached to the proposed Planning Commission Resolution No. 5964-19.
“Existing manufactured home park or subdivision” means, for flood plain management purposes, a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of a flood plain management regulation adopted by the City of Garden Grove.
“Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision” means, for flood plain management purposes, the preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).
“Historic structure” means, for flood plain management purposes, any structure that is: 1) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department 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 historic district; 3) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of Interior; or 4) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either by an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.
“New manufactured home park or subdivision” means, for flood plain management purposes, a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of a flood plain management regulation adopted by the City of Garden Grove.
“Substantial damage” means, for flood plain management purposes, damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.”
The purpose of this updated Flood plain Management Ordinance is to ensure that the City is in full compliance with the NFIP regulations. These regulations are implemented to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, and to reduce damages and losses to public and private facilities due to flood conditions.