17.120.070 Prohibited uses.
Uses and activities prohibited from frequently flooded areas:
(1) Critical facilities are prohibited from frequently flooded areas to prevent damage to such facilities, to avoid costs that will be incurred by the public, and to maintain functionality of such facilities during flood events. If such a prohibition is unreasonable, an allowance for critical facilities in frequently flooded areas can be made with the following specific conditions:
(a) Construction of new critical facilities shall be permissible within frequently flooded areas if no feasible alternative site is available.
(b) Critical facilities constructed within frequently flooded areas shall have the lowest floor elevated three feet or more above the level of the base flood elevation (100-year flood).
(c) Floodproofing and sealing measures must be taken to ensure that toxic substances will not be displaced by or released into flood waters.
(d) Access routes elevated to or above the level of the base flood elevation shall be provided to all critical facilities to the extent possible. (Ord. 1486 § 2 (Exh. B), 2020; Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004; Ord. 929 Ch. 10(F)(4)(d), 1995).