Fill and Grading in the floodway fringe.
Columbus City Codes § 1150.25
in effect1150.25 - Fill and Grading in the floodway fringe.
Filling may be allowed in the floodway fringe only after receiving approval of a grade and fill plan associated with a Special Flood Hazard Area Development and Use Permit. The grade and fill plan shall be fully detailed and submitted as part of an application for a Special Flood Hazard Area Development and Use Permit. Fill shall not be placed until after the Special Flood Hazard Area Development and Use Permit has been issued for grading and filling.
Regardless of any determination issued by FEMA to remove an area filled as permitted and approved from the designated Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), development within that area of fill shall be constructed with the lowest floor level, excluding a basement or crawl space, at or above the flood protection elevation.
The lowest grade adjacent to a building or structure to be constructed within the designated fill area shall be at or above the flood protection elevation, with that grade elevation to extend at least twenty (20) feet from the building towards the floodway or flooding source.
In addition, a residential dwelling within the designated fill area must have a means of ingress and egress at or above the base flood elevation that extends continuously from the dwelling to a location outside the special flood hazard area within the subject site.
(Ord. No. 1177-2010, § 1, 9-27-2010)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11WASEELCO_CH1150FLMA_1150.25FIGRFLFRFetched: 10/27/2026