This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Palmyra
Borough Floodplain Ordinance."
The Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has, by
the passage of the Pennsylvania Flood Plain Management Act of 1978, delegated the responsibility to local governmental units
to adopt floodplain management regulations to promote public health,
safety, and the general welfare of its citizenry.
The intent of this chapter is to:
A. Promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the Borough.
B. Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction practices in
order to prevent or minimize flood damage in the future.
C. Minimize danger to public health by protecting water supply and natural
drainage.
D. Reduce financial burdens imposed on the Borough and its residents
by preventing excessive development in areas subject to flooding.
E. Comply with federal and state floodplain management requirements.
It shall be unlawful for any person to undertake, or cause to
be undertaken, any construction or development anywhere within the
Borough subject to this chapter unless a permit has been obtained
from the Floodplain Administrator.
This chapter supersedes any other conflicting provisions which
may be in effect in identified floodplain areas. However, any other
ordinance provisions shall remain in full force and effect to the
extent that those provisions are more restrictive. If there is any
conflict between any of the provisions of this chapter and the provisions
of any other Borough ordinance, the more restrictive shall apply.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this chapter shall be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever,
such a decision shall not affect the remaining portions of the chapter,
which shall remain in full force and effect, and for this purpose
the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable.