15.08.170 Subdivisions and utilities – Requirements.
A. The planning commission shall deny permission to subdivide land within flood hazard areas unless the following requirements have been fulfilled:
1. The land subdivision and associated developments are consistent with the requirement to minimize flooding and flood damages;
2. All public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems shall be located, elevated or constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage;
3. Adequate drainage shall be provided to reduce the exposure of structures, utilities and facilities to flood hazards;
4. Where base flood elevation data has not been provided or is not available from another authoritative source, it shall be generated at the expense of the applicant for subdivision proposals and other proposed developments which contain at least fifty (50) lots or five (5) acres, whichever is less;
5. The preliminary and final plat shall include the ground elevation and the regulatory flood elevation at convenient reference points;
6. The special flood hazard area shall be labeled “Special Flood Hazard Area” on preliminary and final plats. The fact that a lot is in the flood hazard area shall be disclosed in any contract to purchase or lease of the lot.
B. All new or replacement water supply systems and sanitary sewage systems, including on-site systems, shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into floodwaters.
C. All new or replacement public utilities such as gas, electric and telephone systems shall be designed or constructed to eliminate disruptions due to flooding and associated hazards. [Ord. 10-15 § 2.]