In accordance with the administrative regulations promulgated
by the Department of Community and Economic Development to implement
the Pennsylvania Flood Plain Management Act, the following activities
shall be prohibited within any identified floodplain area unless a
special permit has been issued by the floodplain administrator:
A. The commencement of any of the following activities; or the construction,
enlargement, or expansion of any structure used, or intended to be
used, for any of the following activities:
(1) Hospitals, public or private;
(2) Nursing homes, public or private; or
B. The commencement of, or any construction of, a new manufactured home
park or manufactured home subdivision, or substantial improvement
to an existing manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision.
Applicants for special permits shall provide five copies of
the following items:
A. A written request including a completed permit application form.
B. A small-scale map showing the vicinity in which the proposed site
is located.
C. A plan of the entire site, clearly and legibly drawn at a scale of
one inch being equal to 100 feet or less, showing the following:
(1) North arrow, scale and date;
(2) Topography based upon the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of
1988, showing existing and proposed contours at intervals of two feet;
(3) All property and lot lines including dimensions, and the size of
the site expressed in acres or square feet;
(4) The location of all existing streets, drives, other accessways, and
parking areas, with information concerning widths, pavement types
and construction, and elevations;
(5) The location of any existing bodies of water or watercourses, buildings,
structures and other public or private facilities, including railroad
tracks and facilities, and any other natural and man-made features
affecting, or affected by, the proposed activity or development;
(6) The location of the floodplain boundary line, information and spot
elevations concerning the base flood elevation, and information concerning
the flow of water including direction and velocities;
(7) The location of all proposed buildings, structures, utilities, and
any other improvements; and
(8) Any other information which the floodplain administrator considers
necessary for adequate review of the application.
D. Plans of all proposed buildings, structures and other improvements,
clearly and legibly drawn at suitable scale showing the following:
(1) Sufficiently detailed architectural or engineering drawings, including
floor plans, sections, and exterior building elevations, as appropriate;
(2) For any proposed building, the elevation of the lowest floor (including
basement) and, as required, the elevation of any other floor;
(3) Complete information concerning flood depths, pressures, velocities,
impact and uplift forces, and other factors associated with the base
flood;
(4) Detailed information concerning any proposed floodproofing measures;
(5) Cross-section drawings for all proposed streets, drives, other accessways,
and parking areas, showing all rights-of-way and pavement widths;
(6) Profile drawings for all proposed streets, drives, and vehicular
accessways including existing and proposed grades; and
(7) Plans and profiles of all proposed sanitary and storm sewer systems,
water supply systems, and any other utilities and facilities.
E. The following data and documentation:
(1) Certification from the applicant that the site upon which the activity
or development is proposed is an existing separate and single parcel,
owned by the applicant or the client he represents;
(2) Certification from a Pennsylvania registered professional engineer,
architect, or landscape architect that the proposed construction has
been adequately designed to protect against damage from the base flood;
(3) A statement, certified by a Pennsylvania registered professional
engineer, architect, landscape architect, or other qualified person
which contains a complete and accurate description of the nature and
extent of pollution that might possibly occur from the development
during the course of a base flood elevation, including a statement
concerning the effects such pollution may have on human life;
(4) A statement certified by a Pennsylvania registered professional engineer,
architect, or landscape architect, which contains a complete and accurate
description of the effects the proposed development will have on base
flood elevation elevations and flows;
(5) A statement, certified by a Pennsylvania registered professional
engineer, architect, or landscape architect, which contains a complete
and accurate description of the kinds and amounts of any loose buoyant
materials or debris that may possibly exist or be located on the site
below the base flood elevation and the effects such materials and
debris may have on base flood elevation elevations and flows;
(6) The appropriate component of the Department of Environmental Protection's
"Planning Module for Land Development";
(7) Where any excavation or grading is proposed, a plan meeting the requirements
of the Department of Environmental Protection to implement and maintain
erosion and sedimentation control;
(8) Any other applicable permits such as, but not limited to, a permit
for any activity regulated by the Department of Environmental Protection
under Section 302 of Act 1978-166; and
(9) An evacuation plan which fully explains the manner in which the site
will be safely evacuated before or during the course of a base flood.
Upon receipt of an application for a special permit by the floodplain administrator, the following procedures shall apply in addition to those of Article
IV and other articles of this chapter:
A. Within 10 business days following receipt of the application, to
the extent the same is permitted by the Beaver County Planning Commission,
a complete copy of the application and all accompanying documentation
shall be forwarded to the Beaver County Planning Commission for its
review and recommendations. Copies of the application shall also be
forwarded to the Township Engineer for review and comment. To the
extent any additional costs are associated with the Beaver County
Planning Commission's review of the application, the same shall
be payable by the applicant.
B. If an application is received that is incomplete, the floodplain
administrator shall notify the applicant in writing, stating that
the applicant is denied, and provide in what respect the application
is deficient.
C. If the floodplain administrator disapproves an application, it shall
notify the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval.
D. If the floodplain administrator approves an application, it shall
file written notification, together with the application and all pertinent
information, with the Department of Community and Economic Development
within five business days after the date of approval.
E. Before issuing the special permit, the floodplain administrator shall
allow the Department of Community and Economic Development 30 calendar
days, after receipt of the notification by the Department, to review
the application and decision made by the floodplain administrator.
F. If the floodplain administrator does not receive any communication
from the Department of Community and Economic Development during the
thirty-calendar-day review period, it may issue a special permit to
the applicant.
G. If the Department of Community and Economic Development should decide
to disapprove an application, it shall notify the floodplain administrator
and the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval,
and the floodplain administrator shall not issue the special permit.