If compliance with any of the requirements of this chapter would
result in an exceptional hardship to a prospective builder, developer
or landowner, the Township may, upon request, grant relief from the
strict application of the requirements.
Requests for variances shall be considered by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the procedures contained in § 59-11 of this chapter and the following:
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use
or activity within any Floodway Area/District that would cause any
increase in the BFE.
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use
or activity within any AE Area/District without floodway that would,
together with all other existing and anticipated development, increase
the BFE more than one foot at any point.
Except for a possible modification of the regulatory flood elevation requirement involved, no variance shall be granted for any of the other requirements pertaining specifically to development regulated by Article V, entitled "Prohibited Activities," or § 59-26, entitled "Development which may endanger human life," of this chapter.
In granting any variance, the Zoning Hearing Board 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.
A complete record of all variance requests and related actions shall
be maintained by the Township. In addition, a report of all variances
granted during the year shall be included in the annual report to
FEMA.
Notwithstanding any of the above, however, all structures shall be
designed and constructed so as to have the capability of resisting
the one-percent-annual-chance flood.