A.
Purpose. The purpose of these provisions is to prevent
the loss of property and life, the creation of health and safety hazards,
the disruption of commerce and governmental services, the extraordinary
and unnecessary expenditure of public funds for flood protection and
relief and the impairment of the tax base by:
(1)
Regulating uses, activities and developments
which, acting alone or in combination with other existing or future
uses, activities and developments, will cause unacceptable increases
in flood heights, velocities and frequencies.
(2)
Restricting or prohibiting certain uses, activities
and developments from locating within areas subject to flooding.
(3)
Requiring all those uses, activities and developments
that do occur in flood-prone areas to be protected and/or floodproofed
against flooding and flood damage.
(4)
Protecting individuals from buying lands and
structures which are unsuited for intended purposes because of flood
hazards.
B.
Territorial applicability. The Floodplain Conservation
District shall be an overlay district on the Limerick Township Zoning
Map and shall be the identified floodplain area.
[Amended 3-1-2016 by Ord.
No. 364]
C.
Compliance. No person, partnership, business or corporation
shall undertake, or cause to be undertaken, any construction, development,
or conduct any activity anywhere within the identified floodplain
area unless a permit has been obtained from the floodplain Administrator
per the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.[1]
[Amended 3-1-2016 by Ord.
No. 364]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 184-187, Establishment
of floodplain districts, as amended, § 184-188, District regulations,
§ 184-189, Special exceptions and variances, as amended, and
§ 184-190, Zoning permit required, were repealed 3-1-2016 by
Ord. No. 364.
