[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The identified floodplain area shall be any area of the Borough of Summit Hill subject to the 100-year flood, which is identified as Zone A (Area of Special Flood Hazard) on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) dated December 14, 1979 (or the most recent revision thereof), as issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or on the most recent Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) issued by FEMA, if such a map has been prepared for the Borough.
A. 
For the purpose of this chapter, the 100-year flood elevation shall be used as the basis for regulation. To determine the 100-year flood elevation, the elevation at a given point on the boundary of the identified floodplain area which is nearest the construction site in question will be used. In helping to make this necessary elevation determination, other sources of data, where available, shall be used, such as:
(1) 
Corps of Engineers, Floodplain Information Reports.
(2) 
U.S. Geological Survey, Flood Prone Quadrangles.
(3) 
United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, County Soil Surveys (Alluvial Soils) or P.L. 566 Flood Information.
(4) 
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Flood Control Investigations.
(5) 
Known high-water marks from past floods.
(6) 
Other sources.
B. 
In lieu of the above, the municipality may require the applicant to determine the elevation with hydrologic and hydraulic engineering techniques. 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 _____.
The identified floodplain area may be revised or modified by the governing body where studies or information provided by a qualified agency or person documents the need for such revision. However, prior to any such change, approval must be obtained from the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA).
Should a dispute concerning any identified floodplain boundary arise, an initial determination shall be made by the municipal Planning Commission and any party aggrieved by this decision may appeal to the governing body. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant.