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ORDINANCE NO. 2017- SOS AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 161 ARTICLES 1 THROUGH 6; TO ADOPT A NEW _ CHAPTER 161 ARTICLES 1 - 3; ADOPTING FLOOD HAZARD MAPS, DESIGNATING A FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR; ADOPTING PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; ADOPTING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida has, in Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, conferred upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry; and WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") has identified special flood hazard areas within the boundaries of Sunny Isles Beach and such areas may be subject to periodic inundation which may result in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood- protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare, and WHEREAS,the City of Sunny Isles Beach was accepted for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program on September 10, 2003 and the City Commission desires to continue to meet the requirements of Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 59 and 60, necessary for such participation; and WHEREAS, Chapter 553, Florida Statutes, was adopted by the Florida Legislature to provide a mechanism for the uniform adoption, updating, amendment, interpretation and enforcement of a state building code, called the Florida Building Code; and WHEREAS, the City Commission previously adopted a requirement to require accumulation of cost of improvements and repairs of buildings, based on issued building permits, over a ten(10) year period and to limit partitioning of enclosed areas below elevated buildings and to limit access to enclosed areas for buildings and structures in flood hazard areas and, pursuant to Chapter 8 Article III ;of the. Miami-Dade County Code and section 553.73(5), F.S., is formatting that requirement to coordinate with the Florida Building Code; WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the public interest to adopt the proposed floodplain management regulations that are coordinated with the Florida Building Code. FINAL Model FPM Ordinance: Zones A&V(April 3, 2017) 1