[Ord. 1998-11, 12/17/1998, § I; as amended by Ord. 2002-2, 1/3/2002]
1. 
For the purposes of this flood hazard area regulations, the areas considered to be flood prone (that is, the Flood Hazard Areas [Overlay District]) within Lower Macungie Township shall be those areas identified as being subject to the five-hundred-year flood in the Flood Insurance Study prepared for the Township by the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA), dated November 7, 2001, or any subsequent official date of said study by the FIA.
2. 
These flood prone areas are identified, for the purposes of these flood hazard area regulations. (See Part 7, "Definitions.")
3. 
To determine the one-hundred-year flood elevation or the five-hundred-year flood elevation for any site or point in the Township, the elevation at any given point on the boundary of the flood prone areas that is nearest the site or point shall be used and the elevation determined from benchmark elevations given in the Flood Insurance Study noted.
[Ord. 1998-11, 12/17/1998, § I; as amended by Ord. 2002-2, 1/3/2002]
Flood prone areas as defined in these Regulations may be revised or modified by the Zoning Hearing Board if studies provided by a qualified person or agency demonstrate the need for such a revision, provided no modification or revision of such areas shall be made without the prior written approval of the Federal Insurance Administrator.
[Ord. 1998-11, 12/17/1998, § I; as amended by Ord. 2002-2, 1/3/2002]
Should a dispute arise concerning the boundary of any flood prone area, the initial determination shall be made by the Zoning Officer and any party aggrieved by his determination may appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board as provided herein. The burden of proof concerning the location of any flood prone area shall be on the applicant.