(a) 
For proposed subdivision plat.
(1) 
Run the 25-year ultimate development runoff discharge through area with existing "n" values of drain.
(2) 
Compare the 25-year water surface elevation profile against the federal agency 100-year profile; whichever is higher controls.
(3) 
If a federal agency 100-year profile is not available, use the U.S. Geological Survey Chart (100-year frequency discharge vs. drainage area, existing conditions) to establish the runoff for the local area and compare with the 25-year values; if 100-year values are greater, use for hydraulic calculations.
(4) 
With the existing floodplain established for water surface elevations, run frictional depths in the channel opposite the proposed subdivision for existing conditions, using Qs available.
(5) 
If floodplain water surface profiles are available for 100-year Qs, superimpose the 100-year water surface elevation in the existing section and calculate existing AR-2/3 value furnished.
(6) 
Any fill encroachment proposed in this section must furnish the same AR-2/3 value as the existing section and be solved for a depth delta hv below the original (existing) frictional depth line.
(7) 
Run a backwater curve on proposed finished fill contours to verify that the water surface elevation did not rise due to fill encroachment.
(b) 
For proposed building in existing officially designated FEMA or U.S. Corps of Engineers flood-prone areas.
(1) 
If a federal agency water surface profile is available for the 100-year frequency discharge, superimpose the 100-year water elevation in the existing section and calculate existing AR-2/3 value furnished.
(2) 
Superimpose the proposed building into the floodplain section to see if the remaining AR-2/3 value will be equal to the existing value furnished at a depth delta hv below the existing water surface elevation. If so, OK; if not, additional AR-2/3 value will have to be furnished or building cannot be approved for construction.
(3) 
If a federal agency 100-year frequency water surface profile is not available, use U.S. Geological Survey Chart (100-year frequency discharge vs. drainage area, existing conditions) to calculate runoff and run backwater profile and frictional depths through the proposed building site.
(4) 
Make frictional depth checks with the proposed building superimposed into the existing section and furnish the same AR-2/3 value as the existing section a depth delta hv down from the original water surface elevation.
(5) 
If the water surface profile had to be established, run a backwater curve through the proposed section with the building to verify that there is not rise in the existing water surface elevations.
(c) 
For subdivisions.
Proposed plats will be checked for the 25-year water surface elevations plus freeboard, and the 100-year water surface elevations without freeboard, whichever is higher will control. Land to be built on will be filled to these controlling elevations.
(d) 
For building permits only.
(1) 
Residential finished floor slabs will be one (1) foot above the 100-year water surface elevation.
(2) 
Business, industrial or commercial. Builder will have the option to place uninhabited basements below 100-year water surface elevation, but building must be floodproofed, in accordance with section 7-72.
(1965 Code, app. B, attach. A)
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(1965 Code, app. B, attach. B)
 
PERFORMANCE BOND
STATE OF TEXAS
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COUNTY OF __________
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
That we, __________, the undersigned developer as principal, and __________, as surety, do hereby acknowledge ourselves to be held and firmly bound unto the City of Alamo Heights, a municipal corporation of the County of Bexar and State of Texas, in the full and just sum of $_____, for the payment of which will and truly to be made, we hereby bind ourselves and our respective heirs, administrators, executors and assigns jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
WHEREAS, the principal had petitioned the Floodplain Administrator of the City of Alamo Heights for permission to _____within the jurisdiction of the City of Alamo Heights which is shown on plans entitled __________, and which is more particularly described as follows, TO WIT:
WHEREAS, said plans and a Floodplain Development Permit for said development were approved by the Floodplain Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the Floodplain Ordinance of the City of Alamo Heights requires that the site improvements set out below be completed by the principal in conformance with the standards established by said ordinance within three (3) years from the date on which the Floodplain Development Permit was approved:
__________
__________
__________; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid ordinance requires a Guarantee of Performance that such site improvements will have been completed and will have been accepted by the City within three (3) years of the date on which the Floodplain Development Permit was approved; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned Developer has elected to provide to the City of Alamo Heights such a Guarantee of Performance;
NOW THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that if the principal shall, on or before the _____ day of _____, 19_____, construct or cause to be constructed the above-mentioned improvements in accordance with the requirement of the City of Alamo Heights Floodplain Ordinance, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise, the obligations under this bond shall remain in full force and effect.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS OUR HAND AND SEAL this __________ day of __________, A.D., 19_____.
 
DEVELOPER AND PRINCIPAL
BY: ________________________
TITLE: _____________________
BY: ________________________
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
APPROVED AND ACCEPTED this _____ day of __________, 19_____.
 
CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS
BY: _____________________
TITLE: __________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________
CITY ATTORNEY
(1965 Code, app. B, attach. C)
SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATION, BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IN FLOOD HAZARD AREA
(To Accompany Application for Building Permit)
City or Town __________ County __________
Location _______________
Intended Use _____Value Of Improvement $_____
Type of Construction _____ No. of Stories _____
Owner _____ Address _____
Exist. Ground Elev. _____ MSL; Fin. Ground Elev. _____ MSL; Reg. Flood Datum Elev. at Site _____ MSL; RFD Velocity _____ Ft./Sec.
_____ Floor Elev. _____ MSL: Proposed Use _____; Floor Elev. _____ MSL; Proposed Use _____
_____ Floor Elev. _____ MSL: Proposed Use _____; Floor Elev. _____ MSL; Proposed Use _____
Maximum Loading on Walls:
Hydrostatic (Uplift) Pressure on Floor Slabs
Non-Flood Load _____ PSF
(Maximum)________PSF
Hydrostatic Load _____ PSF
Foundation Type(s) ____________
Hydrodynamic Load _____ PSF
Lowest Footer Elev. (Bottom) _____ MSL
Impact Load _____ PSF
Sewage Disposal: ___ Septic Tank ___ Pub.
Total Flood Load _____ PSF
Syst., ___ Other (Explain)
 
Potable Water: _____ Individual Well _____ Pub.
 
Syst., _____ Other (Explain)
Exterior Wall Construction Type(s):
Floor Construction Type(s):
Above _____ Floor _____ _____Floor _____
Above _____ Floor _____ _____Floor _____
Above _____ Floor _____ _____Floor _____
Above _____ Floor _____ _____Floor _____
Types of Waterproofing _____
Type(s) of Joints: Walls _____ Floors _____; Waterstops/Seals (Types): Walls _____ Floor _____
Sump Location _____ Sump Type _____
All Tanks and/or Buoyant Equipment Are _____ Are Not _____Anchored to Prevent Flotation
Alternate Power Source Is _____Is Not _____Provided For Emergency Operation of Sump Pump
Sanitary, Drainage & Water Supply Facilities Are _____ Are Not _____ Protected From Contamination & Back Flow by Flood Water
Retaining Wall(s) Are _____Are Not _____Used to Protect Building/Structure
Intentional Flooding Is _____ Is Not _____Planned For This Building/Structure
Temporary And/Or Emergency Flood Proofing Is _____ Is Not _____ Planned For This Building/Structure
Building Structure Is _____ Is Not _____Protected Against Erosion By Flood Flows
Site Is _____Is Not _____Protected Against Erosion By Flood Flows
Classification Of Building/Structure: FP _____, Primary _____ Secondary _____ Flood Hazard Area.
SPACES: List below all spaces of the building or structure below the Regulatory Flood Datum including their name, room number, and proposed flood-proofing classification (i.e. W1, W2, etc.). List all contents of each space (see Chapter 10 of the Flood-Proofing Regulations). Mark all items which are to be either protected contingently or removed to safe refuge upon receipt of flood warning with an asterisk (*); all such items must be mentioned in the Owner's Contingency Plan. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
The applicant hereby certifies that the above information is correct and that the plans submitted herewith conform to those submitted for occupancy permit application. The applicant agrees to comply with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, the Building Code and all other laws and ordinances affecting the construction and occupancy of this proposed building.
Signature Of Architect/Engineer
Address _____________________
 
The undersigned will supervise the construction of the work above.
 
_______________________
Signature
SEAL
Date
Title ____________________
Address _________________
 
_______________________
(Signature)
Clerk
APPROVED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING CODE
 
Date __________
(1965 Code, app. B, attach. D)