If compliance with any of the requirements of this chapter would
result in an exceptional hardship to a prospective builder, developer
or landowner, the Borough of Franklin Park may, upon request, grant
relief from the strict application of the requirements.
A.Â
Requests for variances shall be considered by the Borough of Franklin Park in accordance with the procedures contained in § 123-17 and the following:
(1)Â
No variance shall be granted within any identified floodplain area that would cause any increase in BFE. In an A Area/District, BFEs are determined using the methodology in § 123-19C.
(3)Â
If granted, a variance shall involve only the least modification
necessary to provide relief.
(4)Â
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.
(6)Â
(7)Â
A complete record of all variance requests and related actions shall
be maintained by the Borough of Franklin Park. In addition, a report
of all variances granted during the year shall be included in the
annual report to the FEMA.
B.Â
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.