[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Brownville 11-9-1978
as Ch. 6 of the 1978 Code (originally adopted 9-3-1975).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town of Brownville having been identified by the Federal Insurance
Administration as having a special flood hazard area or areas, which area
or areas are shown on a map dated December 6, 1974, and designated as Federal
Insurance Administration Flood Hazard Boundary Map No. H01-10, it is the intent
of the Town of Brownville to comply with the provisions of Section 1910.3(b)
of the criteria of Land Management and Use, as determined pursuant to Title
24, Housing and Housing Credit, Chapter 7, Federal Insurance Administration,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally
altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Town Clerk or other
authorized representative, except that permits will not be required for ordinary
exterior repairs such as roof replacements or repair, patch repair, new siding,
window replacement, etc., and such interior renovation as remodeling of ceilings,
walls, floors, etc.
A.
The Town Clerk or other authorized representative of
the Town of Brownville shall:
(1)
Review all building permit applications for construction,
substantial improvements or major repairs to determine whether proposed building
sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is
in a location that has been designated a special flood hazard area, any proposed
new construction, substantial improvement or major repair (including prefabricated
and mobile homes) must:
(2)
Review subdivision proposals and other proposed new developments
to determine if:
(a)
All such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize
flood damage.
(b)
All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas,
electrical and water systems, are located, elevated and constructed so as
to minimize or eliminate flood damage.
(c)
Adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure
to flood hazards.
(3)
Require new or replacement water supply systems and/or
sanitary sewage systems to be designed so as to minimize or eliminate infiltration
of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into floodwaters
and require on-site waste disposal systems to be located so as to avoid impairment
of them or contamination from them during flooding.
B.
Upon determination by the Town Clerk that all of the
foregoing requirements have been met, such Clerk may issue the permit required
by this chapter.
There shall be submitted with all applications for building permits
two (2) copies of a layout or plot plan showing the actual dimensions of the
lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the building
and accessory buildings to be erected and such other information as may be
necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter.
The Town Clerk shall report to the Town Board the building permits issued
at regular meetings of the Town Board.
The provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over any other
ordinances, laws and codes in effect in the Town of Brownville to the extent
that the provisions of this chapter are more stringent than such other ordinances,
laws or codes.
Any person seeking a variance from the strict letter of these regulations
may make application therefor to the Town Board. Upon such application, the
Town Board shall, when there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships
in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the regulations, have authority
to vary or modify the application of such regulations so that the spirit of
such regulations shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured and
substantial justice done.
This chapter shall be effective and operative only in that portion of
the town outside the Incorporated Villages of Brownville, Dexter and Glen
Park.
