Columbus, Georgia

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AN ORDINANCE

NO.



An ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance (?UDO?) for

Columbus, Georgia so as to amend Chapter 8, Article 5, Flood Damage Prevention.

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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:



SECTION 1.



Section 8.5.2, ?Basis for Area of Special Flood Hazard? of the Columbus

Code is hereby amended by deleting the first paragraph of Paragraph B and

replacing it with the following language:



?The Areas of Special Flood Hazard identified by the Federal Emergency

Management Agency in its Flood Insurance Study (?FIS?), dated September 5,

2007, with accompanying maps and other supporting data and any revision

thereto, are adopted by reference and declared a part of this ordinance. For

those land areas acquired by a municipality through annexation, the current

effective FIS dated September 5, 2007, with accompanying maps and other

supporting data and any revision thereto for Fort Benning are hereby adopted by

reference.?



SECTION 2.



Section 8.5.2, ?Penalties for Violation? of the Columbus Code is hereby amended

by deleting Paragraph H in its entirety and replacing it with the following

language:



?Failure to comply with the provisions of this ordinance or with any of its

requirements, including conditions and safeguards established in connection

with grants of variance or special exceptions shall constitute a violation.

Any person who violates this ordinance or fails to comply with any of its

requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000.00;

and in addition, shall pay all costs and expenses involved in the case. Each

day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing

herein contained shall prevent the Columbus Consolidated Government from taking

such other lawful actions as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.?



SECTION 3.



All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are

hereby repealed.



Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the

18th day of March, 2008, introduced a second time at a regular meeting of said

Council held on the ______ day of ________, 2008, and adopted at said meeting

by the affirmative vote of ________ members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting____________.

Councilor Anthony voting__________.

Councilor Baker voting____________.

Councilor Barnes voting___________.

Councilor Davis voting____________.

Councilor Henderson voting________.

Councilor Hunter voting___________.

Councilor McDaniel voting_________.

Councilor Pugh voting_____________.

Councilor Woodson voting__________.



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TINY B. WASHINGTON JIM WETHERINGTON

CLERK MAYOR















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