[Amended 8-11-2014 by Ord. No. 440]
The identified floodplain area shall be any area of Bradford
Woods Borough classified as special flood hazard areas (SFHAs) in
the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and the accompanying Flood Insurance
Rate Maps (FIRMs), dated September 26, 2014, and issued by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or the most-recent revision thereof,
including all digital data developed as part of the Flood Insurance
Study.
A.
The A Area/District shall be those identified as Zone A on the FIRM
included in the FIS prepared by FEMA and for which no one-percent
annual chance flood elevations have been provided.
A.
For the purposes of this chapter, the base flood elevation shall
be used as a basis for regulation. When available, information from
other federal, state, and other acceptable sources shall be used to
determine the base flood elevation, as well as a floodway area, if
possible. When no other information is available, the base flood elevation
shall be determined by using a point on the boundary of the identified
floodplain area which is nearest the construction site in question.
[Amended 8-11-2014 by Ord. No. 440]
B.
In lieu of the above, the municipality may require the applicant
to determine the elevation with hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
techniques. Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses shall be undertaken
only by professional engineers or others of demonstrated qualifications,
who shall certify that the technical methods used correctly reflect
currently accepted technical concepts. Studies, analyses, computations,
etc., shall be submitted in sufficient detail to allow a thorough
technical review by the municipality.
[Amended 8-11-2014 by Ord. No. 440]
The identified floodplain area may be revised or modified by
the Council where studies or information provided by a qualified agency
or person documents the need for such revision. However, prior to
any such change, approval must be obtained from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency. Additionally, as soon as practicable, but not later
than six months after the date such information becomes available,
a community shall notify FEMA of the changes to the special flood
hazard area by submitting technical or scientific data.
Should a dispute concerning any identified floodplain boundary
arise, an initial determination shall be made by the Borough Planning
Commission, and any party aggrieved by this decision may appeal to
the Council. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant.
