The purpose of the flood hazard area is to promote
the general health, safety and welfare of the community; to reduce
financial burdens imposed on the community, its governmental units
and its individuals by preventing excessive development in areas subject
to periodic flooding; to minimize danger to public health by protecting
water supply and natural drainage; and to promote responsible floodproofing
measures within flood hazard areas.
The flood hazard area shall be as shown on an
overlay to the Borough Zoning Map or a Map prepared by the Federal
Insurance Administration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development and shall include those areas subject to inundation by
floodwaters of the one-hundred-year frequency. The boundaries of the
flood hazard may be revised or modified by the Borough Council where
there are changes through natural or other causes, or where further
detailed engineering studies or information indicate the need and
provide the basis for such modification or revision.
This article supersedes any regulation currently
in effect in the flood hazard area. However, any existing regulations
shall remain in full force and effect to the extent that they are
more restrictive.
A document certified by a registered engineer or architect that adequate precautions against flood damage have been taken with respect to the design of any building or structure, and that plans for construction adhere to §
220-65 hereof shall be submitted to the Building Permit Officer prior to the issuance of a building permit.
A copy of all plans for new construction in
the flood hazard area shall be submitted to the Adams County Soil
and Water Conservation District for review and comment prior to the
issuance of a building permit.