A.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases
used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meanings
they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable
application.
B.
AH ZONE
AO ZONE
APPEAL
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
BASE FLOOD
BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE)
BASEMENT
BREAKAWAY WALL
CHANNEL
COASTAL A ZONE
COASTAL HIGH-HAZARD AREA
DEVELOPMENT
DIGITAL FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (DFIRM)
ELEVATED BUILDING
EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
FLOOD or FLOODING
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
FLOODPROOFING
FLOODWAY
FREEBOARD
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
LIMIT OF MODERATE WAVE ACTION (LMWA)
LOWEST FLOOR
MANUFACTURED HOME
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK or MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISION
NEW CONSTRUCTION
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
PRIMARY FRONTAL DUNE
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
SAND DUNES
START OF CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURE
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
TOWNSHIP
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
TOWNSHIP ENGINEER
VARIANCE
VIOLATION
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
Areas subject to inundation by one-percent-annual-chance
shallow flooding (usually areas of ponding) where average depths are
between one and three feet. Base flood elevations (BFEs) derived from
detailed hydraulic analyses are shown in the zone.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
Areas subject to inundation by one-percent-annual-chance
shallow flooding (usually sheet flow on sloping terrain) where average
depths are between one and three feet.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
A request for a review of the Township Engineer's interpretation
of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance.
[Amended 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
Land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one-percent
or greater chance of flooding in any given year. It is shown on the
FIRM as Zone V, VE, V-30, A, AO, A1-30, AE, A99, or AH.
[Amended 6-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016:11]
The land in the floodplain within a community subject to
a one-percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
The flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year.
The flood elevation shown on a published Flood Insurance
Study (FIS) including the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). For zones
AE, AO, AH and A1-30, the elevation represents the water surface elevation
resulting from a flood that has a one-percent or greater chance of
being equaled or exceeded in any given year. For zones VE and V-30,
the elevation represents the stillwater elevation (SWEL) plus wave
effect (BFE=SWEL+wave effect) resulting from a flood that has a one-percent
or greater chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
A wall that is not part of the structural support of the
building and is intended, through its design and construction, to
collapse under specific lateral loading forces without causing damage
to the elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
The bed and banks of the Pennsauken Creek, Puchack Run, Cooper
River, Chandlers Run, Delaware River and Cherry Run, which convey
the normal flow of the stream that occurs most of the time.
The portion of the special flood hazard area (SFHA) starting
from a Velocity (V) Zone and extending up to the landward limit of
the moderate wave action delineation. Where no V Zone is mapped, the
Coastal A Zone is the portion between the open coast and the landward
limit of the moderate wave action delineation. Coastal A Zones may
be subject to wave effects, velocity flows, erosion, scour, or a combination
of these forces. Construction and development in Coastal A Zones is
to be regulated the same as V Zones/coastal high-hazard areas.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
An area of special flood hazard extending from offshore to
the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and
any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or
seismic sources.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations,
or storage of equipment or materials, located within the area of special
flood hazard.
[Amended 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk
premium zones applicable to the community.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
[Amended 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28; 6-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016:11]
A nonbasement building built, in the case of a building in
an area of special flood hazard, to have the top of the elevated floor,
or in the case of a building in a coastal high-hazard area or Coastal
A Zone, to have the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member
of the elevated floor, elevated above the base flood elevation plus
freeboard by means of piling, columns (post and piers), or shear walls
parallel to the flow of the water; and adequately anchored so as not
to impair the structural integrity of the building during a flood
of up to the magnitude of the base flood. In an area of special flood
hazard, "elevated building" also includes a building elevated by means
of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls with openings sufficient
to facilitate the unimpeded movement of floodwaters. In areas of coastal
high hazard and Coastal A Zones, "elevated building" also includes
a building otherwise meeting the definition of "elevated building"
even though the lower area is enclosed by means of breakaway walls.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of
the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from:
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk
premium zones applicable to the community.
The official report provided in which the Federal Insurance
Administration has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Insurance
Rate Map(s) and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
[Amended 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
The zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building
codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as floodplain
ordinance, grading ordinance, and erosion control ordinance) and other
applications of regulatory power. The term describes such state or
local regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide standards
for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
[Added 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions,
changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood
damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, structures and their contents.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than
0.2 foot.
A factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood
level for purposes of floodplain management. Freeboard tends to compensate
for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights
greater than the height calculated for a selected size flood and floodway
conditions, such as wave action, bridge openings, and the hydrological
effect of urbanization of the watershed.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
The highest natural elevation of the ground prior to construction
next to the proposed or existing walls of a structure.
[Added 8-22-2007 by Ord.
No. 07-28; amended 6-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016:11]
Any structure that is:
[Added 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
Listed individually in the National Register
of Historic Places or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of
the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on
the National Register.
Certified or preliminarily determined by the
Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance
of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined
by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district.
Individually listed on a state inventory of
historic places in states with historic preservation programs which
have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
Individually listed on a local inventory of
historic places in communities with historic preservation programs
that have been certified either by an approved state program or directly
by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.
Inland limit of the area affected by waves greater than 1.5
feet during base flood. Base flood conditions between the V Zone and
the LMWA will be similar to, but less severe than, those in the V
Zone.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including the
basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely
for the parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area
other than a basement is not considered a building's lowest floor,
provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure
in violation of other applicable nonelevation design requirements
of 44 CFR 60.3.
[Amended 6-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016:11]
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The
term "manufactured home" does not include recreational vehicle.
[Amended 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two
or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
Structures for which the start of construction commenced
on or after the effective date of this chapter.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date
of this chapter.
[Added 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28[1]]
A continuous or nearly continuous mound or ridge of sand
with relatively steep seaward and landward slopes immediately landward
and adjacent to the beach and subject to erosion and overtopping from
high tides and waves from coastal storms. The inland limit of the
primary frontal dune occurs at the point where there is a distinct
change from the relatively steep slope to a relatively mild slope.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
A vehicle which is built on a single chassis; 400 square
feet or less when measured at the longest projections; designed to
be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; and
designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary
living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
[Added 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
Naturally occurring or man-made accumulations of sand in
ridges or mounds landward of the beach.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
For other than new construction or substantial improvements
under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P.L. 97-348), includes substantial
improvement and means the date the building permit was issued, provided
that the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
addition, placement or other improvement was within 180 days of the
permit date. The "actual start" means either the first placement of
permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring
of a slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction
of columns or any work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement
of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does
not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling;
nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor
does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations
or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation
on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds,
not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure.
For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means
the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural
part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external
dimensions of the building.
[Amended 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
A walled and roofed building, a manufactured home or a gas
or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground.
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would
equal or exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the
damage occurred.
[Added 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement
of a structure the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market
value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement.
This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage,
regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not
include either any project for improvement of a structure to correct
existing violations of state, local, health, sanitary or safety code
specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement
officer and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living
conditions; or any alteration of a historic structure, provided that
the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation
as a historic structure.
[Amended 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28; 6-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016:11]
The Township of Pennsauken, in the County of Camden and State
of New Jersey.
The Township Committee of the Township.
The duly appointed Township Engineer or his designee.
[Added 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
A grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter that
permits construction in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited
by this chapter.
[Added 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 07-28]
The failure of a structure or other development to be fully
compliant with this chapter. A new or substantially improved structure
or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications,
or other evidence of compliance required in 44 CFR 60.3(b)(5), (c)(4),
(c)(10), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation
until such time as that documentation is provided.
[Added 6-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:11]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
the former definition of “Planning Board.”
