This chapter shall be known as the "Mount Wolf Borough Floodplain
Management Ordinance."
The intent of this chapter is to:
A.
Promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the community.
B.
Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction practices in
order to prevent or minimize flood damage in the future.
C.
Minimize danger to public health by protecting water supply and natural
drainage.
D.
Reduce financial burdens imposed on the community, its governmental
units, and its residents, by preventing excessive development in areas
subject to flooding.
E.
Comply with federal and state floodplain management requirements.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, business or corporation
to undertake, or cause to be undertaken, any construction or development
anywhere within the Borough unless a land use permit has been obtained
from the Zoning Officer.
B.
A land use permit shall not be required for minor repairs to existing
buildings or structures.
A.
The degree of flood protection sought by the provisions of this chapter
is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on acceptable
engineering methods of study. Larger floods may occur, flood heights
may be increased by man-made or natural causes, such as ice jams and
bridge openings restricted by debris. This chapter does not imply
that areas outside any identified floodplain areas, or that land uses
permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages.
B.
This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the Borough
or any officer or employee thereof for any flood damages that result
from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully
made thereunder.
