Skip to content
home
Home
code
Code
Code
law
Laws (25)
New Laws (25)
Law Ledger (0)
note
Notes (1)
pubdocs
Public Documents
Public Documents
Agendas (2)
Minutes (1)
Resolutions (1)
help_center
Help
Help
About Us
ecode
search
Login
City of Garfield, NJ
chevron_right
chevron_right
Part II General Legislation
chevron_right
Chapter 146 Flood Damage Prevention
Chapter 146
Flood Damage Prevention
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Garfield
6-10-2025
by
Ord. No. 3078
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 146, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted 1
7-26-2005
by
Ord. No. 2434
, as amended.
Article I
Scope and Administration
§ 146-1
Title.
§ 146-2
Scope.
§ 146-3
Purposes and objectives.
§ 146-4
Coordination with building codes.
§ 146-5
Ordinary building maintenance and minor work.
§ 146-6
Warning.
§ 146-7
Other laws.
§ 146-8
Violations and penalties for noncompliance.
§ 146-8.1
Solid waste disposal in a flood hazard area.
§ 146-9
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
Article II
Applicability
§ 146-10
General.
§ 146-11
Establishment of flood hazard areas.
§ 146-12
Establishing the local design flood elevation (LDFE).
Article III
Duties and Powers of the Floodplain Administrator
§ 146-13
Floodplain Administrator designation.
§ 146-14
General.
§ 146-15
Coordination.
§ 146-16
Duties.
§ 146-17
Use of changed technical data.
§ 146-18
Other permits.
§ 146-19
Determination of local design flood elevations.
§ 146-20
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 146-21
Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
§ 146-22
Floodway encroachment.
§ 146-22.1
Floodway revisions.
§ 146-23
Watercourse alteration.
§ 146-23.1
Engineering analysis.
§ 146-24
Alterations in coastal areas.
§ 146-25
Development in riparian zones.
§ 146-26
Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
§ 146-27
Department records.
§ 146-28
Liability.
Article IV
Permits
§ 146-29
Permits required.
§ 146-30
Application for permit.
§ 146-31
Validity of permit.
§ 146-32
Expiration.
§ 146-33
Suspension or revocation.
Article V
Site Plans and Construction Documents
§ 146-34
Information for development in flood hazard areas.
§ 146-35
Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
§ 146-36
Analyses and certifications by a licensed professional engineer.
§ 146-37
Submission of additional data.
Article VI
Inspections
§ 146-38
General.
§ 146-39
Inspections of development.
§ 146-40
Buildings and structures.
§ 146-41
Manufactured homes.
Article VII
Variances
§ 146-42
General.
§ 146-43
Historic structures.
§ 146-44
Functionally dependent uses.
§ 146-45
Restrictions in floodways.
§ 146-46
Considerations.
§ 146-47
Conditions for issuance.
Article VIII
Violations
§ 146-48
Violations.
§ 146-49
Authority.
§ 146-50
Unlawful continuance.
§ 146-51
Review period to correct violations.
Article IX
Definitions
§ 146-52
General.
§ 146-53
Definitions.
Article X
Subdivisions and Other Developments
§ 146-54
General.
§ 146-55
Subdivision requirements.
Article XI
Site Improvement
§ 146-56
Encroachment in floodways.
§ 146-56.1
Prohibited in floodways.
§ 146-57
Sewer facilities.
§ 146-58
Water facilities.
§ 146-59
Storm drainage.
§ 146-60
Streets and sidewalks.
§ 146-61
Limitations on placement of fill.
§ 146-62
Hazardous materials.
Article XII
Manufactured Homes
§ 146-63
General.
§ 146-64
Elevation.
§ 146-65
Foundations.
§ 146-66
Anchoring.
§ 146-67
Enclosures.
§ 146-68
Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
Article XIII
Recreational Vehicles
§ 146-69
Placement prohibited.
§ 146-70
Temporary placement.
§ 146-71
Permanent placement.
Article XIV
Tanks
§ 146-72
Tanks.
Article XV
Other Development And Building Work
§ 146-73
General requirements for other development and building work.
§ 146-74
Requirements for habitable buildings and structures.
§ 146-75
Garages and accessory storage structures.
§ 146-76
Fences.
§ 146-77
Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
§ 146-78
Swimming pools.
§ 146-79
Roads and watercourse crossings.
Article XVI
Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
§ 146-80
Temporary structures.
§ 146-81
Temporary storage.
§ 146-82
Floodway encroachment.
Article XVII
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
§ 146-83
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
§ 146-84
Flood loads.
§ 146-85
Elevation.
§ 146-86
Enclosures below base flood elevation.
§ 146-87
Flood-damage resistant materials.
§ 146-88
Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.