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17.08.180 Standards -Manufactured homes. <br />All new and replacement manufactured homes and additions to manufactured <br />homes shall: <br />A. Be elevated so that the lowest floor is at or above the base flood elevation; and <br />B. Be securely anchored to a permanent foundation system to resist flotation, <br />collapse or lateral movement. (Ord. 1374 § 2 (part), 1989) <br />17.08.190 Floodways. <br />Located within areas of special flood hazard established in Section 17.08.070 are <br />areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area <br />due to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and <br />erosion potential, the following provisions apply: <br />A. Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial <br />improvements, and other development unless certification by a registered <br />professional engineer or architect is provided demonstrating that encroachments <br />shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood <br />discharge; <br />B. If subsection A is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements <br />shall comply with all other applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Section <br />17.08.150. (Ord. 1374 § 2 (part), 1989) <br />17.08.200 Variance -Appeal board. <br />A. The City Council shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from <br />the requirements of this chapter. <br />B. The City Council shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error <br />in any requirement, decision or determination made by the Floodplain Administrator <br />in the enforcement or administration of this chapter. <br />C. In passing upon such applications, the City Council shall consider all technical <br />evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this chapter, <br />and: <br />1. The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of <br />others; <br />2. The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; <br />3. The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage <br />and the effect of such damage on the individual owners; <br />Chapter 17.08: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION t4 <br />