This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within
the jurisdiction of the Township of East Amwell within the area of study contained
in the Flood Insurance Study for the Township of East Amwell, County of Hunterdon,
State of New Jersey prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal
Insurance Administration, Community No. 340498, dated May 4, 1981, under the
National Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
and any revisions thereto.
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance
Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled "The Flood
Insurance Study for the Township of East Amwell, County of Hunterdon, State
of New Jersey" prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal
Insurance Administration, Community No. 340498, dated May 1981, under the
National Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
and any revisions thereto, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps and
Flood Boundary - Floodway Maps is hereby adopted by reference and declared
to be a part of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study is on file with the
Clerk of the Township of East Amwell, Township Building, Wertsville Road,
Ringoes, New Jersey.
A.
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed,
located, extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the
terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the provisions
of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including
violations of conditions and safeguards, established in connection with conditions)
shall be punishable as hereinafter set forth.
B.
Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply
with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be subject to one
or more of the following: a fine not to exceed $1,000, a term of imprisonment
of not to exceed 90 days, or a period of community service not to exceed 90
days, for each violation, and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses
involved in the case. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Township
of East Amwell from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent
or remedy any violation.
Except as specifically set forth hereinafter, this chapter is not intended
to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed
restrictions. However, where this chapter and other ordinances, easements,
covenants, or deed restrictions conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the
more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
In the interpretation and application of this chapter, all provisions
shall be:
The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered
reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering
considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood
heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This chapter does
not imply that land outside the area of special flood hazards or uses permitted
within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This chapter
shall not create liability on the part of the Township of East Amwell, any
officer or employee thereof or the Federal Insurance Administration, for any
flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative
decision lawfully made thereunder.
