Ordinance 3759-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

1. Floodplain Overlay Zones. The purpose of the floodplain overlay zones is to protect the public health, safety and welfare in areas subject to periodic inundation due to flooding, recognizing the fact that the Snohomish River periodically carries more than the normal flow of water and recognizing a desire to minimize loss of life and property. These regulations control the uses and regulate structures consistent with the degree of flood hazard. In advancing the general purposes of the zoning ordinance and the Everett general plan, the specific intent of the floodplain overlay zones is: a. To restrict or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health, safety or property in times of flood or which cause excessive increases in flood heights or velocities; b. To require that uses vulnerable to floods, including public facilities which serve such uses, shall be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction; c. To ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions; d. To ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard; e. To meet the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program, thus qualifying residents of the city to participate in the Federal Flood Insurance Program. Is hereby repealed. Section 6. Subsection 030.0 of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1671-89, as amended (EMC 19.03.030.C), which reads as follows: C. Overlay Zone. Some properties are also located in an area in which an overlay zone exists, which will be indicated on the zone map with one of the symbols shown below, attached as a suffix to the use zone. An overlay zone is a secondary zone which applies additional regulations or special review procedures, and which cannot be established without being attached to one of the use zones. The following zones are overlay zones: C-O (clinic-office) D (design) H (historic) PD (planned development) PRD (planned residential development) 4