Ripon Municipal Code Ch. 15.36 Flood Hazard Protection

condition. A building permit shall be issued by the city in connection with the erection, construction, enlargement, altering, repair, removing, improvement, converting or demolishing of any building or structure in the city by the office of building official of the city only after the office of building official or such other person in charge of issuing building permits of the city has determined that the proposed building site is reasonably safe from flooding, or if a flood hazard already exists: A. That any proposed new construction or substantial improvement, including prefabricated and mobile homes, is properly designed or modified and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of any such structure; B. That construction materials and utility equipment are used that are resistant to flood damage; C. That adequate drainage is provided for so as to reduce possible exposure to flood hazard. (Ord. 245 § 4, 1975)

Examination. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or any other legal entity shall construct or cause to be constructed any structure or substantial improvement to any structure whether it be residential, industrial, commercial or otherwise, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the office of building official of the city. Further, a building permit shall be issued only after the office of building official or the person designated by the city to perform this function has examined any plans or specifications for the proposed new construction or substantial improvement for which the permit may be required. (Ord. 358 § 2, 1986: Ord. 245 § 3, 1975)

official. Any proposed subdivisions and land use areas within the city shall be reviewed by the building official of the city to assure that: A. All proposals for any construction therein shall provide for methods to minimize flood damage; B. All public utilities and facilities such as sewage, gas, electrical service, and water systems are located and constructed in a` manner so as to minimize or eliminate flood damage; C. That construction methods and practices are used that will minimize flood damage. (Ord. 358 § 1, 1986: Ord.245 § 2, 1975)

All new or replacement water supply systems and/or sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate

Flood Hazard Protection (9/75) 260 infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and the discharges therefrom into any floodwaters. (Ord. 245 § 5, 1975)

A. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail or the county jail for a period not to exceed ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. B. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this code is continued shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as provided in this section. (Ord. 245 § 6, 1975)