[Ord. No. 913, 8/11/2008, § 5.00, as amended by Ord. No. 999, 9/16/2019]
In accordance with the administrative regulations promulgated by the Department of Community and Economic Development to implement the Pennsylvania Floodplain Management Act, the following activities shall be prohibited within any identified floodplain area unless a special permit has been issued by the Town of Bloomsburg:
1. 
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:
A. 
Hospitals.
B. 
Nursing homes.
C. 
Jails or prisons.
2. 
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.
[Ord. No. 913, 8/11/2008, § 5.01, as amended by Ord. No. 999, 9/16/2019]
Applicants for special permits shall provide five copies of the following items:
1. 
A written request including a completed floodplain development permit application form.
2. 
A site map showing the vicinity in which the proposed site is located, drawn at a scale which is no less than one inch equaling 1,000 feet.
3. 
A site plan, clearly and legibly drawn, shall be submitted. Unless otherwise permitted, or required, by the floodplain administrator a scale of one inch being equal to 100 feet, showing the following:
A. 
North arrow, scale, and date.
B. 
Topography based upon the North American Vertical Datum of 1988, showing existing and proposed contours at intervals of two feet.
C. 
All property and lot lines including dimensions, and the size of the site expressed in acres or square feet.
D. 
The location of all existing streets, drives, other accessways, and parking areas, with information concerning widths, pavement types, construction, and elevations.
E. 
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.
F. 
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.
G. 
The location of all proposed buildings, structures, utilities, and any other improvements.
H. 
Any other information which the municipality considers necessary for adequate review of the application.
4. 
Plans of all proposed buildings, structures, and other improvements, clearly and legibly drawn at suitable scale, showing the following:
A. 
Sufficiently detailed architectural or engineering drawings, including floor plans, sections, and exterior building elevations, as appropriate.
B. 
For any proposed building, the elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) and, as required, the elevation of any other floor.
C. 
Complete information concerning flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact and uplift forces, and other factors associated with the one-percent flood.
D. 
Detailed information concerning any proposed floodproofing measures.
E. 
Cross-section drawings for all proposed streets, drives, other accessways, and parking areas, showing all rights-of-way and pavement widths.
F. 
Profile drawings for all proposed streets, drives, and vehicular accessways, including existing and proposed grades.
G. 
Plans and profiles of all proposed sanitary and storm sewer systems, water supply systems, and any other utilities and facilities.
5. 
The following data and documentation:
A. 
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/she represents.
B. 
Certification from a registered professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect that the proposed construction has been adequately designed to protect against damage from the one-percent flood.
C. 
A statement, certified by a 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 one-percent flood, including a statement concerning the effects such pollution may have on human life.
D. 
A statement, certified by a registered professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect, which contains a complete and accurate description of the effects the proposed development will have on one-percent flood elevations and flows.
E. 
A statement, certified by a 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 one-percent flood elevation and the effects such materials and debris may have on one-percent flood elevations and flows.
F. 
The appropriate component of the Department of Environmental Protection's "Planning Module for Land Development."
G. 
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.
H. 
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.
I. 
An evacuation plan which fully explains the manner in which the site will be safely evacuated before or during the course of a one-percent flood.
[Ord. No. 913, 8/11/2008, § 5.02, as amended by Ord. No. 999, 9/16/2019]
Upon receipt of an application for a special permit by the Town of Bloomsburg, the following procedures shall apply, in addition to those of Part 2:
1. 
Within five business days following receipt of the application, a complete copy of the application and all accompanying documentation shall be forwarded to the County Planning Commission by registered or certified mail for its review and recommendations. Copies of the application shall also be forwarded to the Town of Bloomsburg Planning Commission and the Town of Bloomsburg's engineer for review and comment.
2. 
If an application is received that is incomplete, the Town of Bloomsburg shall notify the applicant in writing, stating in what respect the application is deficient.
3. 
Town of Bloomsburg Planning Commission shall make its recommendation to Bloomsburg Town Council within 90 days of the application being accepted. Bloomsburg Town Council shall approve or disapprove the application within 60 days of the receipt of the recommendation from the Town of Bloomsburg Planning Commission.
4. 
If the Town of Bloomsburg decides to disapprove an application, it shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval.
5. 
If the Town of Bloomsburg approves an application, it shall file written notification, together with the application and all pertinent information, with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, by registered or certified mail, within five business days after the date of approval.
6. 
Before issuing the special permit, the Town of Bloomsburg shall allow the Department of Community and Economic Development 30 days, after receipt of the notification by the Department, to review the application and decision made by the Town of Bloomsburg.
7. 
If the Town of Bloomsburg does not receive any communication from the Department of Community and Economic Development during the thirty-day review period, it may issue a special permit to the applicant.
8. 
If the Department of Community and Economic Development should decide to disapprove an application, it shall notify the Town of Bloomsburg and the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval, and the Town of Bloomsburg shall not issue the special permit.
[Ord. No. 913, 8/11/2008, § 5.03, as amended by Ord. No. 999, 9/16/2019]
1. 
In addition to the requirements of Part 4 of this chapter, the following minimum requirements shall also apply to any proposed development requiring a special permit. If there is any conflict between any of the following requirements and those in Part 4 of this chapter or in any other statute, code, ordinance, or regulation, the more restrictive provision shall apply.
2. 
No application for a special permit shall be approved unless it can be determined that the structure or activity will be located, constructed, and maintained in a manner which will comply with the following:
A. 
Fully protect the health and safety of the general public and any occupants of the structure. At a minimum, all new structures shall be designed, located, and constructed so that:
(1) 
The structure will withstand inundation by waters of the one-percent flood without any lateral movement or damage to either the structure itself, or to any of its equipment or contents below the one-percent flood elevation.
(2) 
The lowest floor (including basement) elevation will be at least the regulatory flood elevation.
(3) 
The occupants of the structure can remain inside for an indefinite period of time and be safely evacuated at any time during the one-percent flood.
B. 
Prevent any significant possibility of pollution, increased flood levels or flows, or debris endangering life and property.
3. 
All hydrologic and hydraulic analyses shall be undertaken only by professional engineers or others of demonstrated qualifications, who shall certify that the technical methods used correctly reflect currently accepted technical concepts. Studies, analyses, computations, etc., shall be submitted in sufficient detail to allow a thorough technical review by the Town of Bloomsburg and the Department of Community and Economic Development.