The intent of this Part 2 is to:
A.
Promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the community.
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 community, its governmental
units, and its residents, by preventing excessive development in areas
subject to flooding.
E.
Comply with federal and state floodplain management requirements.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, business or corporation
to undertake, or cause to be undertaken, any construction or development
anywhere within the Borough of Punxsutawney unless a permit has been
obtained from the Floodplain Administrator.
B.
A permit shall not be required for minor repairs to existing buildings
or structures.
This Part 2 supersedes any other conflicting provisions that
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 Part 2, the more restrictive
shall apply.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Part 2 shall be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such a decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Part 2, which shall remain in full force and effect, and for this purpose the provisions of this Part 2 are hereby declared to be severable.
A.
The degree of flood protection sought by the provisions of this Part
2 is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on
acceptable engineering methods of study. Larger floods may occur or
flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes, such
as ice jams and bridge openings restricted by debris. This Part 2
does not imply that areas outside any identified floodplain areas,
or that land uses permitted within such areas, will be free from flooding
or flood damages.
B.
This Part 2 shall not create liability on the part of the Borough
of Punxsutawney or any officer or employee thereof for any flood damages
that result from reliance on this Part 2 or any administrative decision
lawfully made thereunder.