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Township of Hamilton, NJ
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Part III Land Use Legislation
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Chapter 536 Flood Damage Prevention
Chapter 536
Flood Damage Prevention
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Hamilton
2-7-2023
by
Ord. No. 23-004
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 536, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted as Ch.
157
of the 1994 Code of Ordinances, as amended.
Article I
Scope and Administration
§ 536-1
Title.
§ 536-2
Scope.
§ 536-3
Purposes and objectives.
§ 536-4
Coordination with building codes.
§ 536-5
Ordinary building maintenance and minor work.
§ 536-6
Warning and disclaimer of liability.
§ 536-7
Effect on other provisions.
§ 536-8
Violations and penalties.
§ 536-9
Solid waste disposal in flood hazard area.
§ 536-10
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
Article II
Applicability
§ 536-11
Minimum requirements.
§ 536-12
Flood hazard areas established.
§ 536-13
Local design flood elevation (LDFE) established.
Article III
Duties and Powers of Floodplain Administrator
§ 536-14
Floodplain Administrator Designated.
§ 536-15
Administration authority.
§ 536-16
Coordination.
§ 536-17
Duties.
§ 536-18
Use of changed technical data.
§ 536-19
Other permits.
§ 536-20
Determination of local design flood elevations.
§ 536-21
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 536-22
Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
§ 536-23
Floodway encroachment.
§ 536-24
Floodway revisions.
§ 536-25
Watercourse alteration.
§ 536-26
Engineering analysis.
§ 536-27
Alterations in coastal areas.
§ 536-28
Development in riparian zones.
§ 536-29
Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
§ 536-30
Department records.
§ 536-31
Liability.
Article IV
Permits
§ 536-32
Permits required.
§ 536-33
Application for permit.
§ 536-34
Information required for permits.
§ 536-35
Validity of permit.
§ 536-36
Expiration.
§ 536-37
Suspension or revocation.
Article V
Site Plans and Construction Documents
§ 536-38
Information for development in flood hazard areas.
§ 536-39
Application for development permit; notice requirements.
§ 536-40
Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
§ 536-41
Analyses and certifications by licensed professional engineer.
§ 536-42
Submission of additional data.
Article VI
Inspections
§ 536-43
Development subject to inspection.
§ 536-44
Inspections of development.
§ 536-45
Buildings and structures.
§ 536-46
Manufactured homes.
Article VII
Variances
§ 536-47
Requests for variances.
§ 536-48
Historic structures.
§ 536-49
Functionally dependent uses.
§ 536-50
Restrictions in floodways.
§ 536-51
Considerations for issuance.
§ 536-52
Conditions for issuance.
Article VIII
Violations
§ 536-53
Activities deemed violations.
§ 536-54
Authority to serve notices.
§ 536-55
Unlawful continuance.
§ 536-56
Review period to correct violations.
Article IX
Definitions
§ 536-57
Construal of term meanings.
§ 536-58
Terms defined.
Article X
Subdivisions and Other Developments
§ 536-59
Review of proposals.
§ 536-60
Subdivision requirements.
Article XI
Site Improvement
§ 536-61
Encroachment in floodways.
§ 536-62
Prohibited in floodways.
§ 536-63
Sewer facilities.
§ 536-64
Water facilities.
§ 536-65
Storm drainage.
§ 536-66
Streets and sidewalks.
§ 536-67
Limitations on placement of fill.
§ 536-68
Hazardous materials.
Article XII
Manufactured Homes
§ 536-69
Installation standards.
§ 536-70
Elevation.
§ 536-71
Foundations.
§ 536-72
Anchoring.
§ 536-73
Enclosures.
§ 536-74
Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
§ 536-75
Exception.
Article XIII
Recreational Vehicles
§ 536-76
Placement prohibited.
§ 536-77
Temporary placement.
§ 536-78
Permanent placement.
Article XIV
Tanks
§ 536-79
General requirements for tanks.
Article XV
Other Development and Building Work
§ 536-80
General requirements for other development and building work.
§ 536-81
Requirements for habitable buildings and structures.
§ 536-82
Garages and accessory storage structures.
§ 536-83
Fences.
§ 536-84
Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
§ 536-85
Swimming pools.
§ 536-86
Roads and watercourse crossings.
Article XVI
Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
§ 536-87
Temporary structures.
§ 536-88
Temporary storage.
§ 536-89
Floodway encroachment.
Article XVII
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
§ 536-90
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U defined.
§ 536-91
Flood loads.
§ 536-92
Elevation.
§ 536-93
Enclosures below base flood elevation.
§ 536-94
Flood-damage-resistant materials.
§ 536-95
Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.
§ 536-96
Exception.