HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23-022-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14 ORDINANCE No. 23 - �1��, -CC
OF THE GRANT COUNTY CODE TITLED
"BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION" AND
ADDING NEW CHAPTER 14.02 TITLED 66FLOOD
DAMAGE AND PREVENTION"
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Grant County Board of County Commissioners previously adopted Grant County
Ordinance No. 21 -012 -CC Flood Damage Prevention as part of its environmental regulations in the Unified
Development Code (UDC) Title 24, Chapter 24.16; and
WHEREAS, RCW 86.16 authorizes the county legislative authority to adopt, by appropriate resolution
or ordinance, regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry by
adopting floodplain management regulations; and
WHEREAS, On May 23, 2022 the Department of Ecology conducted a Community Assistance Visit as
part of their evaluation of the county's participation in the National Flood Insurance Program, which included
the effectiveness of our existing flood damage prevention ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Ecology recommended various changes and amendments to our current
ordinance in order to bring the code up to the minimum required standards, reviewed and approved the
proposed draft ordinance; and
WHEREAS, per RCW 86.16.041, the county shall submit to the department of ecology any amendment
to an existing floodplain management ordinance, of which shall take effect thirty days from filing with the
department; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the flood damage prevention ordinance be removed from the
county's development regulations (UDC) and be amended and relocated to Title 14, Chapter 14.02 Building and
Construction so it can be administered as part of the building permit process and receive periodic updates in a
more streamlined manner; and
WHEREAS, the current Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance in Title 24 will be repealed in its entirety
as part of the development regulation amendments during this year's comprehensive and development
regulations amendment cycle.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDNAINED THAT the Grant County Board of
Commissioners amend Title 14, Building and Construction and add a new Chapter 14.02 titled "Flood Damage
and Prevention" to be incorporated into the Grant County Code as presented in Attachment A.
DATED this ae day of QW� 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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❑ ❑ Rob J/es.Chair
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❑ ❑ Cindy Carter, Vice -Chair
❑ ❑ Danny Ston /, Member
ATTEST:
Barb `ra J Vasquez; CM
Clerk o the Board