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Live Oak Council clarifies floodplain code to require utilities be elevated
Summary
The City Council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Article 3 to clarify that utilities and exterior mechanical equipment must be elevated one foot above the base flood elevation; council described the change as housekeeping and said no existing homes in the city are in the special flood hazard area.
The Live Oak City Council on Sept. 9 approved an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Article 3 of the city code to clarify flood-damage prevention requirements, specifically adding language that utilities and exterior mechanical equipment must be elevated one foot above the base flood elevation.
The change, described by city staff as a housekeeping amendment, clarifies that the existing requirement to elevate homes in special flood hazard areas also applies to appurtenant utilities and equipment. "The current code says…
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