[Ord. 240, 8/7/2017]
1.
In accordance with the administrative regulations promulgated by
the Department of Community and Economic Development to implement
the Pennsylvania Flood Plain Management Act,[1] the following activities shall be prohibited within any
identified floodplain area:
A.
The commencement of any of the following activities; or the construction,
enlargement, or expansion of any structure used, or intended to be
used, for any of the following activities:
(1)
Hospitals of any kind.
(2)
Nursing homes of any nature.
(3)
Jails, prisons, holding cells, etc.
(4)
The commencement of, or any construction of, a new manufactured
home, manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision, or
substantial improvement to an existing manufactured home park or manufactured
home subdivision.
(5)
Sod farming.
(6)
Removal of topsoil.
(7)
On-site domestic waste disposal systems.
(8)
Cutting or removal of trees or other flora, except upon securing
a variance where the area is devoted to forestry or nursery use, in
which case cutting or removal shall be on a selective basis with reforestation
measures.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 32 P.S. § 679.101 et seq.
