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CITY OF LEWISTON
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4977
ORDINANCE NO. 4977: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LEWISTON REPEALING ARTICLE V, CHAPTER 37 OF THE LEWISTON CITY CODE TITLED "FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT"; REPEALING LEWISTON CITY CODE CHAPTER 10 TITLED "BUILDINGS AND GENERAL BUILDING REGULATIONS"; ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 10 TITLED "BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION"; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PRESERVING EXISTING RIGHTS AND PROCEEDINGS; ADDRESSING EXISTING FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMITS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 1 repeals Lewiston City Code Chapter 37, Article V titled "Floodplain Management." Section 2 repeals Lewiston City Code Chapter 10 titled "Buildings and General Building Regulations." Section 3 creates and enacts a new Lewiston City Code Chapter 10 titled "Buildings and Construction," divided into two articles, "General Building Regulations" and "Flood Damage Prevention" providing general building and floodplain regulations, defining terms, and establishing penalties. Section 4 repeals any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance. Section 5 provides for severability. Section 6 continues the City's existing floodplain regulations without interruption and preserves all existing rights, liabilities, and pending legal proceedings under those regulations. Section 7 provides that existing floodplain permits remain valid, but development must comply with this ordinance if construction does not begin within 180 days of the permit. Section 8 provides an effective date.
Ordinance No. 4977 is effective upon passage and publication.
CITY OF LEWISTON
By: Daniel G. Johnson
Mayor
Attest: Tanya M. Brocke
City Clerk
The full text of this ordinance is available at the City Clerk's office, Lewiston City Hall, 1134 F Street, Lewiston, during regular business hours.
I, JENNIFER TENGONO, City Attorney, reviewed the foregoing Summary of Ordinance No. 4977. The summary is true and complete, and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code 50-901A.
Dated this 12th day of October 2026.
/s/Jennifer Tengono
JENNIFER TENGONO
City Attorney