A. 
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain district shall be undertaken only in strict compliance with the provisions of this part and with all other applicable codes and ordinances, such as the Borough Building Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 115, Construction Codes, Uniform.
B. 
Under no circumstances shall any use, activity and/or development adversely affect the capacity of the channels or floodway of any watercourse, drainage ditch or any other drainage facility or system.
C. 
Prior to any proposed alteration or relocation of any stream, watercourse, etc., within the Borough, a permit shall be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection. Further, notification of the proposal shall be given to all affected adjacent municipalities.
D. 
Copies of such notification shall be forwarded to both the Federal Insurance Administration and the Department of Community and Economic Development.
[Amended 4-20-1987 by Ord. No. 1042]
In the Floodway District, no development shall be permitted except where the effect of such development on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying improvements which have been approved by all appropriate local and/or state authorities as required above.
A. 
Permitted uses. In the Floodway District, the following uses and activities are permitted, provided that they are in compliance with the provisions of the underlying district and are not prohibited by any other ordinance, and provided that they do not require structures, fill or storage of materials and equipment:
(1) 
Agricultural uses such as general farming, pasture, grazing, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, truck farming, forestry, sod farming and wild crop harvesting.
(2) 
Public and private recreational uses and activities, such as parks, day camps, picnic grounds, golf courses, boat-launching and swimming areas, hiking and horseback-riding trails, wildlife and nature preserves, game farms, fish hatcheries, trap and skeet, game ranges and hunting and fishing areas.
(3) 
Accessory residential uses such as yard areas, gardens, play areas and pervious parking area.
(4) 
Accessory industrial and commercial uses such as yard areas, pervious parking and loading areas, airport landing strips, etc.
B. 
Uses permitted by special exception. The following uses and activities may be permitted by special exception, provided that they are in compliance with the provisions of the underlying district and are not prohibited by any other ordinance:
(1) 
Structures except for mobile homes accessory to the uses and activities in Subsection A above.
(2) 
Utilities and public facilities and improvements such as railroads, streets, bridges, transmission lines, pipelines, water and sewage treatment plants and other similar or related uses.
(3) 
Functionally dependent uses and activities such as marinas, docks, wharves, piers, etc.
(4) 
Extraction of sand, gravel and other materials.
(5) 
Temporary uses such as circuses, carnivals and similar activities.
(6) 
Storage of materials and equipment, provided that they are not buoyant, flammable or explosive and are not subject to major damage by flooding, or provided that such material and equipment is firmly anchored to prevent flotation or movement and/or can be readily removed from the area within the time available after flood warning.
(7) 
Other similar uses and activities, provided they cause no increase in flood heights and/or velocities. All uses, activities and structural developments shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the floodproofing provisions contained in all other applicable codes and ordinances.
In the Flood-Fringe District, the development and/or use of land shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the underlying district, provided that all such uses, activities and/or development shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the floodproofing and related provisions contained in all other applicable codes and ordinances.