15.04.060 - General provisions.

A.

This Chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of the City of South Salt Lake.

B.

The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a scientific and engineering report entitled, "The Flood Insurance Study for the City of South Salt Lake," dated September 25, 2009, with an accompanying flood insurance rate map (FIRM) and flood boundary floodway maps (FBFM), and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this Chapter. The City of South Salt Lake also automatically adopts any future effective FEMA flood insurance rate maps and effective FEMA flood insurance studies and includes them to be part of this Chapter.

C.

Establishment of Development Permit. A development permit shall be required to ensure conformance with the provisions of this Chapter.

D.

Compliance. No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted or altered without full compliance with the terms of this Chapter and other applicable regulations.

E.

Abrogation and Greater Restrictions. This Chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate or impair any existing easements, covenants or deed restrictions. However, where this Chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.

F.

Interpretation. In the interpretation and application of this Chapter, all provisions shall be:

1.

Considered as minimum requirements;

2.

Liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and

3.

Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state statutes.

(Ord. No. 2020-02, § III(Exh. B), 1-8-2020)