| METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICE OF ADOPTION Ordinance No. 16686 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Metropolitan King County Council (the Council) held a public hearing in the Council Chambers on the 10th Floor of the King County Courthouse (516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA) on Monday, October 26, 2009, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of this public hearing was to consider adoption of Proposed Substitute Ordinance 2009-0473 (Ordinance 16686) relating to compliance with the federal National Flood Insurance Program.
SUMMARY: Proposed Substitute Ordinance 2009-0473 amends KCC chapter 21A.55 to: - Apply restrictions on the storage of recreational vehicles within the flood zone,
- Broaden the types of data that the County may use to delineate flood hazards to ensure that the best available data is used, consistent with federal law,
- Allow fill to be placed in sub-grade crawl spaces without providing compensatory storage, in order to provide an incentive for owners to eliminate such crawl spaces and receive lower insurance rates, and
- Specify that licensed land surveyors must complete FEMA elevation certificates to conform to applicable State requirements.
Dated at Seattle, Washington this 12th day of November, 2009 METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON |
