O26-19

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2026-04-14)

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ORDINANCE NO. O26-19 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE, 
MARICOPA 
COUNTY, 
ARIZONA, 
AMENDING THE GLENDALE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 17 
(FLOODPLAIN 
MANAGEMENT), 
ARTICLE 
IV 
(PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION), SEC. 
17-47 (STANDARDS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES) 
AND SETTING FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: 
 
WHEREAS, the City council adopted Chapter 17, Floodplain Management by 
Ordinance 1319 on November 6, 1984, and further amended Chapter 17 by Ordinance 1500 on 
June 23, 1987; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City council adopted Chapter 17, Floodplain Management by 
Ordinance 2863 on November 13, 2013, by repealing it in its entirety and adopting a new 
Chapter 17, Floodplain Management Ordinance and declaring it and emergency; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City council adopted an Amendment to Chapter 17, Floodplain 
Management by Ordinance O24-13 on May 14, 2024; and 
 
 WHEREAS, in accordance with Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations Section 60.3 (d), 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires communities to adopt current, 
legally enforceable floodplain management measures. 
 
SECTION 1.  That the Glendale City Code Chapter 17 (Floodplain Management), 
Article IV (Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction), Sec. 17-47 (Standards for manufactured 
homes) is amended and shall read as follows: 
 
Chapter 17 - FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT 
ARTICLE III. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 
• 
Sec. 17-47. - Standards for manufactured homes. 
(a)  All manufactured homes that are placed on site or substantially improved: 
(a) Be elevated to conform with Section 17-43(a)(1), (2), or (3) so that the bottom of 
the structure frame or the lowest point of an attached appliances, whichever is lower, is 
at or above the Regulatory Flood Elevation; and

(Additions are indicated by underline, deletions by strikethrough) 
 
(b) All manufactured homes Bbe securely anchored to an adequately anchored 
foundation system to resist floatation, collapse, or lateral movement. Methods of 
anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to 
ground anchors. This requirement is in addition to applicable state and local anchoring 
requirements for resisting wind forces. 
Upon completion of installation of the manufactured home, certification by a registered 
professional engineer or surveyor that the elevation requirements of this section have 
been satisfied shall be provided to the Floodplain Administrator for verification. 
(Ord. No. O24-13, § 1, 5-14-24) 
 
 
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 14th day of April, 2026. 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
ATTEST: 
 
                                                         
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk        (SEAL) 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
                                                        
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
                                                        
Patrick S. Banger, City Manager