If compliance with any of the requirements of this Chapter would
result in an exceptional hardship to a prospective builder, developer
or landowner, Susquehanna Township may, upon request, grant relief
from the strict application of the requirements.
1.
Requests for variances shall be considered by Susquehanna Township in accordance with the procedures contained in § 8-311 and the following:
A.
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use,
or activity within any Floodway Area/District that would cause any
increase in the base flood elevation.
B.
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use,
or activity within any AE Area/District that would, together with
all other existing and anticipated development, increase the base
flood elevation more than one foot at any point.
D.
If granted, a variance shall involve only the least modification
necessary to provide relief.
E.
In granting any variance, Susquehanna Township shall attach whatever
reasonable conditions and safeguards it considers necessary in order
to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and to achieve the
objectives of this Chapter.
G.
In reviewing any request for a variance, Susquehanna Township shall
consider, at a minimum, the following:
(1)
That there is good and sufficient cause.
(2)
That failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional
hardship to the applicant.
(3)
That the granting of the variance will not result in an unacceptable
or prohibited increase in flood heights additional threats to public
safety, or extraordinary public expense nor create nuisances, cause
fraud on, or victimize the public or conflict with any other applicable
state or local ordinances and regulations.
H.
A complete record of all variance requests and related actions shall
be maintained by Susquehanna Township. In addition, a report of all
variances granted during the year shall be included in the annual
report to FEMA.
2.
Notwithstanding any of the above, however, all structures shall be
designed and constructed so as to have the capability of resisting
the base flood.