6179-97ORDINANCE NO. 6179-97
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
THE FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REGULATIONS; AMENDING SECTION
51.03 DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE' IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 51.03, Code of Ordinances, are amended the definition of substantial improvement:
Substantial improvement means:
(1) With respect to any property located on Clearwater Beach or Sand Key, any repair, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a structure during a five-year period, the cumulative cost of
which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the start of construction of
the improvement;
(2) With respect to any property located In an area of special flood hazard other than on Clearwater Beach or
Sand Key, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a structure during a one-year
period, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the start of
construction of the improvement.
(3) Exception: In determining the cumulative total cost, nonstructural interior finishes or roof covering are used
only in the case of determining--substantial Improvement for a single improvement or repair. The
nonstructural Interior finishes or roof covering improvements will not count as the art of the cumulative cost
in future projects within the specified time frames in subsections (1) and (2) above.
For the purposes of this definition, construction is considered to have started when the first alteration of any wall,
ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the extemai
dimensions of the structure. The term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of
the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include any project for improvement of a
structure to correct existing violations of health, sanitary or safety code specifications which have been identified
by the building official and which are the minimum necessary to ensure safe living conditions. The term does not
include any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the state Inventory of
historic places, provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic
structure on such National Register or state inventory.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
October 2, 1997
PASSED ON SECOND AND
FINAL READING AND ADOPTED
Apr ed es to
Leslie Dougall7Sl s
Assistant City Attorney
Octoller 16, 1997
Rita Garvey, Mayor-Commisofoner
Attest:
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Cynt a E. Goudeau,
City Clerk
Ordinance 6179.97