[Ord. 09-127, 1/5/2009, § 3.00]
The identified floodplain area shall be those areas of Cumberland
Township which are subject to the one-hundred-year flood, as identified
in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) dated February 19, 2008, and the
accompanying maps prepared for the Township by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), or the most recent revision thereof.
[Ord. 09-127, 1/5/2009, § 3.01]
1. The identified floodplain area shall consist of the following specific
areas:
A. FW (Floodway Area). The areas identified as "Floodway" in the AE
Zone in the Flood Insurance Study prepared by the FEMA. The term shall
also include floodway areas which have been identified in other available
studies or sources of information for those floodplain areas where
no floodway has been identified in the Flood Insurance Study.
B. FF (Flood-Fringe Area). The remaining portions of the one-hundred-year
floodplain in those areas identified as an AE Zone in the Flood Insurance
study, where a floodway has been delineated.
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The basis for the outermost boundary of this area shall be the
one-hundred-year flood elevations as shown in the flood profiles contained
in the Flood Insurance Study.
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C. FE (Special Floodplain Area). The areas identified as Zone AE in
the Flood Insurance Study, where one-hundred-year flood elevations
have been provided, but no floodway has been delineated.
D. FA (General Floodplain Area). The areas identified as Zone A in the
FIS for which no one-hundred-year flood elevations have been provided.
When available, information from other federal, state, and other acceptable
sources shall be used to determine the one-hundred-year elevation,
as well as a floodway area, if possible. When no other information
is available, the one-hundred-year elevation shall be determined by
using a point on the boundary of the identified floodplain area which
is nearest the construction site in question.
2. In lieu of the above, the municipality may require the applicant
to determine the elevation with hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
techniques. Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses shall be undertaken
only by professional engineers or others of demonstrated qualifications,
who shall certify that the technical methods used correctly reflect
currently accepted technical concepts. Studies, analyses, computations,
etc., shall be submitted in sufficient detail to allow a thorough
technical review by the Township.
[Ord. 09-127, 1/5/2009, § 3.02]
The identified floodplain area may be revised or modified by
the Board of Supervisors where studies or information provided by
a qualified agency or person documents the need for such revision.
However, prior to any such change, approval must be obtained from
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
[Ord. 09-127, 1/5/2009, § 3.03]
Should a dispute concerning any identified floodplain boundary
arise, an initial determination shall be made by the Township Zoning
Officer in consultation with the Township Engineer and any party aggrieved
by this decision or determination may appeal to the Zoning Hearing
Board. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant.