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HomeMy WebLinkAbout233_Governing the Use and or Development of Flood Prone AreasCITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA ORDINANCE NO 253 AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE BUILDING AND ZONING CODES OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA; GOVERNING THE USE AND /OR DEVELOPMENT OF FLOOD PRONE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF 01WASSO; DEFINING LAND AREAS REGULATED; PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL AND/ OR ISSUANCE OF ZONING CLEARANCE PERMITS AND/OR BUILDING PERMITS; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATION: SERVING AS AN AMENDMENT AND ADDENDUM TO ORDINANCE 175, CHAPTER 9; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, has experienced flooding which has caused damage to private and public property and which has threatened the public peace, health and safety of certain citizens of the City of Owasso; and WHEREAS, interim preventive measures to curtail the reoccurrence of such flooding taken by the City of Owasso have expired; and WHEREAS, the existing codes and ordinances of the City of Owasso pertaining C, to the utilization of real property are not adequate to insure the public peace, health, and safety for all the citizens of the City of Owasso particularly res- idents of areas known to be prone to flood; and WHEREAS, the City of Owasso has been mandated by the Federal Insurance Ad- ministration (National Flood Insurance Program) to take necessary action to prevent property damage by flooding through appropriate development regulations in order to maintain eligibility for subsidized flood insurance; and WHEREAS, '-the City Of Owasso considers it necessary to develop the necessary regulations to minimize the possibility of flood damage and threat to public peace, health, and safety., NOT,q, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA: Section 1, PURPOSE This Ordinance is enacted for the purpose of; A. Protecting the general health, safety, and welfare of the City of Owasso from the hazards and dangers of flooding created by improper and unwise flood plain development; B. Minimizing damage to public facilities and utilities; C. Establishing development controls upon parties situated within defined flood prone areas; D. Promoting and maintaining a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood prone areas in such a manner as to minimize future flood blight areas; and E, Defining those areas in the City of Owasso which will be affected by this Ordinance; and, F, Insuring that potential buyers of property are notified that property is in a flood area,, Section 2, DEFINITIONS Flood Prone Area or Area of Special Flood Hazard -- is the land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. Base Flood--means the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled oil, exceeded in any given year, Development means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, Flood or Flooding--means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface -waters from any source. Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBMI)--means an official map of a community, issued by the Federal Insurance Administration, where the areas within the boundaries of special flood hazards have been designated as Zone A. Habitable Floor--means any floor useable for living purposes, which in- cludes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof, A floor used for storage purposes only is not a "habitable floor. Mean See Level--means the average height of the sea for all states of the tide,. Mobile Home--means a structure, transportable in one or more section, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, It does not include recreational vehicles or travel trailers. .Structure--means a walled and roofed building that is principally above ground, as well as a mobile home. Section 3, SCOPE OF CONTROLS This ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within I the jurisdiction of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma. Uses normally permitted in applicable zoning districts shall be permitted providing the following pro- visions have been me,---: A, All new construction and substantial improvements (including the placement of prefabricated buildings and mobile homes) shall -- 1) be designed (or modified) and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure, 2) be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage, and 3) be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage; B, All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems; C� All new and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters; D -411 new and replacement on-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding; E� All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood level calculated on the basis of one hundred (100) percent up- stream urbanization or development. F, All new construction and substantial improvements of non-residential structures shall have the lowest floor floodproofed or elevated to or above the base flood level calculated on the basis of one hundred (100) percent upstream urbanization or development, G. Any altered or relocated water course shall maintain its original flood carrying capacity; and H. No man-made change to improved or unimproved property, including filling, grading, paving, or excavating shall be commenced until a Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit has been obtained for each change; i, All mobile homes shall be anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement by providing over the top and ground ties to anchors. Specific requirements shall be: 1) over-the-top ties at each of the four corners of the mobile home, with two additional ties per side at inter- mediate locations and mobile homes less than 50 feet long requiring one additional tie per side; 2) frame ties at each corner of the home with five ad- ditional ties per side at intermediate points and mobile homes less than 50 feet long requiring four additional ties per side; 3) all components of the anchoring system be capable of carry- ing a force of 4,800 pounds; and 4) any additions to the mobile home be similarly anchored, Section 4. FLOOD PRONE AREAS DEFINED A. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to and govern the place- ment of structures and improvements and man-made changes of land, and the issuance of Building Permits and/or Zoning Clearance Permits for property within the Flood Prone Areas of the City of Owasso. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the Flood Prone Area is defined as that area designated as "Zone A" of the Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the Federal Insurance Administration y dministration dated the 27th day of August 1977 and any amendments therefo. Copies for public review shall be available in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Owasso B� it shall be the responsibility of the City Council, through the of- fice of the Building Inspector and/or Zoning Officer, to determine, on request for a Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit, if a particular tract of land is in part or in whole within the "Zone A" of the Flood Hazard Boundary Map, Section 5. ADMINISTRATION A, Building Permits and/or Zoning Clearance Permits: A request for the processing and issuance of a Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit pertaining to property situated within the Bound- ary of the defined flood prone area shall be accompanied by such plans as may be necessary, including, at the descretion of the Building Inspector and/or Zoning Officer, plans in duplicate, drawn to scale in black line or blueprint, sho wing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon or to be changed in its use, in whole or in part; the exact location, size and height of any building or structure to be erected or altered; the existing and intended use of each building or structure or part thereof; the number of families, dwellings, or housekeeping units the building is designed to accommodate; and when no buildings are in- volved, the location of the present use and proposed use to be made to the lot; and when the property lies within the Flood Prone Area, the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest habitable floor of all new or substantially improved structures; and such other infor- mation with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of these Regulations. One copy of any such plan or plans shall be returned to the owner when such -plans have been approved by the Building Inspector and/or Zoning Officer, together with such Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit as may be granted, All dimensions shown on these plans relating to the location of the buildings thereon shall be staked out on the ground before construc- tion is started. Whenever a lot is not provided and is not proposed to be provided with public water supply and/or the disposal of sanitary wastes by means of public sewers, the application for Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit shall be accompanied by a certificate of approval by the County Health Officer of the proposed method of water supply and/or dis- posal of sanitary wastes, B. Building inspector and/or Zoning Officer Action: The Building Inspector and/or Zoning Officer shall act upon all such applications on which it is authorized to act under these Regulations with- in 30 days, after these are filed in compliance with the provisions hereef. He shall either issue a Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit within said 30 day period or he shall notify the applicant, in writing, of his refusal of such a permit and set forth the reason therefor.. Failure to notify the applicant in case of such refusal within 30 days shall entitle the applicant to the Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit, unless the applicant consents to an extension of time. Under such rules as may be adopted by the Board of Adjustment, the Building Inspector and/or Zoning Officer may issue a temporary Building Permit and/or Zoning Clear- ance Permit. He shall also review all permits to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding; shall main- tain a record of all lowest habitable floor elevations submitted to him; shall, in the absence of other Federal Insurance Administration base flood elevation date, consider other available data as basis for determining lowest permitted floors; and shall notify adjacent communities of all pro- posed water course alterations; and shall require that all other State and Federal permits are obtained; and shall review all application and deter- mine their conformance with the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Owasso as applicable. Section 6. VARIANCE PROCEDURES The Board of Adjustment as established by the City of Owasso shall hear and render judgment on requests for variances from the requirements of this ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of the Zoning Code of the City of Owasso, Section 7. EXEMPTIONS Provisions of this Ordinance shall not be applicable to: A. Any building permit, zoning clearance permit, zoning special ex- ception approval, zoning variance approval, site plan approval, license, -permit, or other approval granted prior to the initiation of the develop- ment controls hereby enacted; however, nothing herein contained shall limit the City's right b-, revoke any building permit, certificate of occupancy, license or other approval previously issued when such revocation is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the community. B. Agricultural activities, except for new construction of structures or substantial improvements to structures, C,, Home gardening. D, Emergency repairs of a temporary nature made on public or private -property which are necessary for the preservation of life, health or property, and which are made under such circumstances where it would be impossible to obtain prior Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit; provided, however, such repairs shall not be considered as being exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance and they shall be conclusively deem- ed temporary and non-permanent unless subsequently authorized by an appropriate Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit approval, Section 8.. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALITIES A, Suspension or Revocation of Build an Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit: Any Building Permit and/or Zoning Clearance Permit may be revoked or. suspended by the Owasso City Council after a public hearing; ten calen- dar days advance, . written notice shall be given to the permit grantee specifying the grounds for such contemplated revocation or suspension and advising the grantee of the date, place and time of the hearing before the Owasso City Council; said permits may be revoked or suspended upon occur- rence of any one of the following events: I., Violation of any condition of the approval; or 2, Violation of any law, Ordinance, rule Building Permit and/ 34 Existence of any creating a nuisance, of others. B. Zf,�: nal t . provision of this Ordinance, or any other applicable or regulation pertaining to the work authorized by Dr Zoning Clearance Permit approval; or condition or the doing of any act constituting or hazard, or endangering human life or the property Any person, firm, corporation, or other ments of this Ordinance shall be guilty conviction, shall be fined not more than each and every violation, and each day's stitute a separate offence. C. Fine Not Exclusive Remedies: legal entity violating the require- of a misdemeanor and, upon Thirty-five Dollars ($35,00) for violation thereof shall con- in addition to any fine, the City may institute appropriate actions or proceedings at law or equity for the enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance, or to correct the violations thereof; and, if applicable and appropriate, the City may institute appropriate actions or proceedings at law or equity against any surety company, escrow holder, or any third party who has affirmatively acted as surety or guarantor for the grantee's performance as authorized by the special exception approval, Section 9. SEVERABILITY_ OF ORDINANCE If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid, for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance and they shall remain in full force and affect; to this end, the provisions of this Ord- inance are hereby declared to,be severable. Section 10. E-MERGENCY DECLARED An emergency is hereby declared to exist for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, by reason whereof this Ordinance shall take affect immediately from and after its passage, approval and publi- cation. PASSED, and the emergency clause ruled- upon separately and approved this day of 1978 Me y or ATTEST,., DEPUTY CITY CLERK APPROVED CITY ATTORNEY Affidavit Of Publication STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TULSA COUNTY, as: Bill R. Retherford, of lawful age, being duly sworn and authorized, says that he is publisher of the Owasso Reporter .................... .. ... .............. I........... a weekly newspaper printed in the City of OwasB ® ............. Tulsa County, Oklahoma, a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices, advertisements and publications as provided in Section 196 of Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes 1971 as amended, and complies with all other requirements of the laws of Oklahoma with reference to legal public- ations. That said notice, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the regular edition of said news- paper during the period and time of publication and not in a supplement, on the following dates: ... ......... .June 29 .. 1978.... Subscribed and sworn to before me this ..... 30..day of ..... Jmne .................. 197.$. .... �.. .. Notary Public My commission expires: ... 8726-78 .............. PUBLISHER'S FEE $259.42 LEGAL NOTICE ed in the Owasso Reporter, Owasso, Tulsa County, .burs., June 29, 1978. CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA ORDINANCE NO.233 DINANCE PERTAINING TO THE BUILDING AND 3 CODES OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA: tNING THE. USE AND -OR DEVELOPMENT OF PRONE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF OWASSO; ING LAND AREAS REGULATED; PROVIDING HE APPROVAL AND -OR ISSUANCE OF ZONING .ANCE PERMITS AND -Oft BUILDING PERMITS; DING STANDARDS FOR THEIR AD- PRATION; SERVING AS AN AMENDMENT AND )UM TO ORDINANCE NO. 175, CHAPTER 9; DING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES UOLATIONS THEREOF AND DECLARING AN 3ENCY. REAS, the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, has ex- ed flooding which has caused damage to private and )roperty and which has threatened the public peace, and safety of certain citizens of the City of Owasso; REAS, interim preventive measures to curtail the •rence of such flooding taken by the City of Owasso (pired; and REAS, the existing codes and ordinances of the City sso pertaining to the utilization of real property are quate to insure the public peace, health, and safety for dtizens of the City of Owasso particularly residents of mown to be prone to flood; and (REAS, the City of Owasso has been mandated by the 1 Insurance Administration (National Flood In- c Program) to take necessary action to prevent ty damage by flooding through appropriate anent regulations in order to maintain eligibility for zed flood insurance; and :REAS, the City of Owasso considers it necessary to )the necessary regulations to minimize the possibility I damage and threat to public peace, health, and THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY ;H. OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA: on 1. PURPOSE- - rdinance is enacted for the purpose of: otecting the general health, safety, and welfare of the of Owasso from the hazards and dangers of flooding ;ed by improper and unwise flood plain development; inimizing damage to public facilities and utilities; tablishing development controls upon parties situated n defined flood prone areas; rotnoting and maintaining a stable tax base by ding for the sound use and development of flood prone i in such a manner as to minimize future flood blight i; and :fining those areas in the City of Owasso which will be led by this Ordinance; and, suring that potential buyers of.property are notified property is in a flood area. m 2. DEFINITIONS I Prone Area or Area of Special Flood Hazard —is the in the fl.d nlain within a rnmmnnity snhie t in a one Flood or Flooding —means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) —means an official map of a community, issued by the Federal Insurance Administration, where the areas within the boundaries of special flood hazards have been designated as Zone A. Habitable Floor —means any floor useable for living purposes, which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof. A floor uyed for storage purposes only is not a "habitable floor." Mean Sea Level —means the average height of the sea for all; states of the tide. Mobile Home —means a structure, transportable in one or more section, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foun- dation when connected to the required utilities. It does not include recreational vehicles or travel trailers. Structure —means a walled and roofed building that is principally above ground, as well as a mobile home. Section 3. SCOPE OF CONTROLS This ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma. Uses normally permitted in applicable zoning districts shall be permitted - providing the following provisions have been met: A. All new construction and substantial improvements (including the placement of prefabricated buildings and mobile homes) shall- 1) be designed (or modified) and adequately anchored to prevent floatation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure, 2) be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage, and 3) be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage; B. All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems; C. All new and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters; D. All new and replacement on -site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding; E. All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood level calculated on the basis of one hundred (100) percent upstream urbanization or development. F. All new construction and substantial improvements of non - residential structures shall have the lowest floor flood proofed or elevated to or above the base flood level calculated on the basis or one hundred (100) percent up- stream urbanization or development. G. Any altered or relocated water course shall maintain its original flood carrying capacity; and H. No man -made change to improved or unimproved property, including filling, grading, paving, or excavating shall be commenced until a Building Permit and-or Zoning Clearance Permit has been obtained for each change; I I. All mobile homes shall be anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement by providing over the top 1 and ground ties to anchors. Specific requirements shall be: 1) over -the -top ties at each of the - four corners of the mobile home, with two additional ties per side at intermediate locations and mobile homes less than 5o feet long requiring one additional tie per side; 2) frame ties at each corner of the home with five additional ties per side at intermediate points and mobile homes less than 50 feet long requireing four additional ties per side; 3) all components of the anchoring system ' be capable of carrying a force of 4,800 pounds; and 4) any additions to the mobile home be similarly anchored. Section 4. FLOOD PRONE AREAS DEFINED A. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to and govern the placement of structures and improvements and man -made changes of land, and the issuance of Building Permits and-or Zoning Clearance Permits for property within the Flood Prone Areas of the City of Owasso. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the Flood Prone Area is defined as that area designated as "Zone A" of the Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the Federal Insurance Administration dated the 27th day of August 1977 and any amendments therefor. Copies for public review shall be available in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Owasso. B. It shall be the responsibility of the City Council, through the office of the Building Inspector and -or Zoning Officer, to determine, on request for a Building Permit and-or .Zoning Clearance Permit, if a particular tract of land is in part or in whole within the "Zone A" of the Flood Hazard Boundary Map. 1 Section 5. ADMINISTRATION i A. Building Permits and -or Zoning Clearance Permits: A request for the processing and issuance of a Building Permit and-or Zoning Clearance Permit pertaining to property situated within the Boundary of the defined flood prone area shall be accompanied by such plans as may be necessary, including, at the descretion of the Building Inspector and-or Zoning Officer, plans in duplicate, drawn to scale in black line or blueprint, showing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon or to be changed in its use, in whole or in part; the exact location, size and height of any building or structure to be erected or altered; the existing and intended use of each building or structure or part thereof; the number of families, dwellings, or housekeeping units the building is designed to ac- commodate; and when no buildings are involved, the location of the present use and proposed use to be made to the lot; and when the property lies within the Flood Prone Area, the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest habitable floor of all new or substantially improved structures; and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of these Regulations. One copy of any such plan or plans shall be returned to the owner when such plans have been approved by the Building Inspector and-or Zoning Officer, together with such Building Permit and-or Zoning Clearance Permit as ,no•, 1•n nwn•.�.•.! All .lam .. _� ___ _.. .• relating to the location of the buildings thereon shall oe staked out on the ground before construction is started. Whenever a lot is not provided and is not proposed to be provided with public water supply and-or the disposal of sanitary wastes by means of public sewers, the application for Building Permit and-or Zoning Clearance Permit shall be accompanied by a certificate of approval by the County Health Officer of the proposed method of water supply and -or disposal of sanitary wastes. B. Building Inspector and -or Zoning Officer Action: The Building Inspector and-or Zoning Officer shall act upon all such applications on which it is authorized to act under these Regulations within 30 days, after these are filed in compliance with the provisions hereof. He shall either issue a Building Permit and-or Zoning Clearance Permit within said 30 day period or he shall notify the applicant, in writing, of his refusal of such a permit and set forth the reason therefor. Failure to notify the applicant in case of such refusal within 30 days shall entitle the ap- plicant to the Building Permit and-or Zoning Clearance Permit, unless the applicant consents to an extension of time. Under such rules as may be adopted by the Board of Adjustment, the Building Inspector and -or Zoning Officer may issue a temporary Building Permit and -or Zoning Clearance Permit. He shall also review all permits to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding; shall maintain a record of all lowest habitable floor elevations submitted to him; shall, in the absence of other Federal Insurance Ad- ministration base flood elevation data, consider other available data as basis for determining lowest permitted floors; and shall notify adjacent communities of all proposed water course alterations; and shall require that all other State and Federal permits are obtained; and shall review all application and determine their conformance with the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Owasso as applicable. Section 6. VARIANCE PROCEDURES The Board of Adjustment as established by the City of Owasso shall hear and render judgment on requests for variances from the requirements of this ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of the Zoning Code of the City of Owasso. Section 7. EXEMPTIONS Provisions of this Ordinance shall not be applicable to: A. Any building permit, zoning clearance permit, zoning special exception approval, zoning variance approval, site plan approval, license, permit, or other approval granted prior to the initiation of the development controls hereby enacted; however, nothing herein contained shall limit the City's right to revoke any building permit, certificate of occupancy, license or other approval previously issued when such revocation is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the community. OWASSO REPORTER, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1978, PAGE notice shall be given to the permit grantee specifying tl grounds for such contemplated revocation or suspensi( and advising the grantee of the date, place and time of tt hearing before the Owasso City Council; said permits ma be revoked or suspended upon occurrence of any one of tt following events: 1. Violation of any condition of the approval; or 2. Violation of any provision of this Ordinance, or any othe applicable law, Ordinance, rule or regulation pertaining t the work authorized by Building Permit and -or Zonin Clearance Permit approval; or 3. Existence of any condition or the doing of any act cot stituting or creating a nuisance, hazard, or endangerini human life or the property of others. B. Penalty: Any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entit violating the requirements of this Ordinance shall be guilt: of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than Thirty -five Dollars (35.00) for each and ever: violation, and each day's violation thereof shall constitul a separate offence. C. Fine Not Exclusive Remedies: In addition to any fine, the City may institute appropriab actions or proceedings at law or equity for the enforcemen of the provisions of this Ordinance, or to correct th, violations thereof; and, if applicable and appropriate, thi City may institute appropriate actions or proceedings a law or equity against any surety company, escrow holder or any third party who has affirmatively acted as surety o: guarantor for the grantee's performance as authorized bl the special exception approval. Section 9. SEVERABILITY OF ORDINANCE If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause m phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid for and reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect tht remaining portions of this Ordinance and they shal . remain in full force and affect; to this end, the provision: of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. Section 10. EMERGENCY DECLARED An emergency is hereby declared to exist for the preser vation of the public peace, health and safety, by reasor whereof this Ordinance shall take affect immediately from and after its passage, approval and publication. PASSED, and the emergency clause ruled upon separately and approved this 16 day of May, 1978. ATTEST: B. Agricultural activities, except for new construction of Wauhilleau Webb structures or substantial improvements to structures. Deputy City Clerk C. Home gardening. APPROVED: Harold Charney D. Emergency repairs of a temporary nature made on City Attorney public or private property which are necessary for the preservation of life, health or property, and which are made under such circumstances where it would be im- possible to obtain prior Building Permit and-or Zoning Clearance Permit; provided, howevever, such repairs shall not be considered as being exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance and they shall be conclusively deemed temporary and non - permanent unless sub- sequently authorized by an appropriate Building Permit and-or Zoning Clearance Permit_ approval. Mayor Bill Williams