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O NANCH NO.
(Series of 1974)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE, 1973, BY THE ADDITION OF SUBSECTION 9 TO
SECTION 301(b) THEREOF REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION,
BY BUILDING PERMIT APPLICANTS, OF ELEVATIONS FOR
NEW AND SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED STRUCTURES IN THE
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen, in order to
support federal flood plain subsidies, must
retain records of elevations for proposed
structures within special flood hazard areas,
and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to incor-
porate the requirement of submission of such
elevations into the Uniform Building Code as
part of the building permit application procedure,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, is hereby amended by the addition of a
subsection to Section 7-141 which said subsection
reads as follows:
"(m) The Uniform Building Code, 1973 edition,
is hereby amended by adding number nine
to Section 301(b) which said subsection
shall read as follows:
'Sec. 301(b) Application
9. When construction is proposed in
the special flood hazard areas,
be accompanied by elevations (in
relation to mean sea level) of
the lowest floor (including base-
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ment) of all new or substantially
improved structures located in the
special flood hazard areas. If
the lowest floor is below grade on
one or more sides, the elevation of
the floor immediately above must
also be submitted. '"
Section 2
If any provision of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance
is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
other provisions or applications of the ordinance
or applications and to this end the provisions or
applications of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 3
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held
on 2~¥,.7 ~.'~ , 1974, in the City Council
Chambers~ City Hall Building, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as
provided by law by the City Council of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, on //~.d.~-?.~ /~ , 1974.
Stacy S~dley II~
Mayor~
ATTEST:
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FINALLY APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Aspen
City Council on
ATTEST:
. City Clerk
STATF ? COLORADO )
) ss CERTI~-~AT~
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I, Lorraine Graves, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introducted, read in full, and passed on first _
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
May 13 ,,l~L, and publish-
City of Aspen on
ed in the t spen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul-
ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its
issue of May 16 ,19~4., and was finally adopted
and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
May 28
Ordinance No. 15
provided by law.
,lg~ , and ordered published as
, Series 19~4 , of said City, as
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this 29th
day of May , 1944 .
SEAL
~orraxne Graves, gmty Cler~