HomeMy WebLinkAbout1642 RESOLUTION NO. 1642
A RESOLUTION indicating the building permit system
adopted by the City of Bremerton and further recognizing
the flood hazards which exist within the City of Bremerton
and further outlining the review proceare which the City
of Bremerton will follow in reviewing development plans
to insure compliance with the intent of Section 1910.3(a)
of the General Provisions of the National Flood Insurance
Program.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has adopted and is enforcing the
Unifom Building Code ad Related Standards, 1973 Edition published by the Inter-
national Conference of Building Officials, and
WHEREAS, Section 301 of the 1973 Unifom Building Code prohibits
any person rim or corporation from erecting, constructing, enlarging, altering,
repairing, improving, moving or demolishing any building or structure without first
obtaining a separate building pemit for each building or structure from the Building
Inspector,
WHEREAS, the Building Inspector, must examine all plans and
specifications for the proposed construction when application is made to him for
a building permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Bremerton as follows:
1. The the City of Bremerton Building Inspector shall review all
building pemit applications for new construction or substantial improvements
detemine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If
a proposed building site is in a location that has a flood hazard, any proposed new
construction or substantial improvement (including prefabricated and mobile homes)
must (i) be designed (or modified) and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or
lateral movement of the structure, (ii) use construction materials and utility
equipment that are resistexit to flood damage, and (iii) use construction methods
and practices that will minimize flood damage; and
2. That the Bremerton Planning and Engineering Departments shall
review subdivision proposals and other proposed new developments to assure that
(i) all such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize flood daage
(ii) all public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water
systems are located, elevated, and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage,
and (iii) adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure to flood hazards;
3.That the Bremerton Kitsap County Health Department and the
Bremerton Water and Engineering Departments shall require new or replacement water
supply systems mid/or sanitary sewage to be designed to minimize or eliminate infil-
tration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood
waters, and require on-site waste disposal systems to be located so as to avoid
impaiment of them or contamination from them during flooding.
ADOPTE by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by
the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such adoption this
30th day of APRIL, 1975.
GLENN K. JARSTAD, MAYOR
ATTEST
G.C. YEADON, SR. , CITY CLERK