[Ord. 966, 3/6/2013,
Art. IV, § 4.01]
1. The identified floodplain area shall be:
A. Any areas of Stroudsburg Borough, classified as special flood hazard
areas (SFHAs) in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and the accompanying
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) dated May 2, 2013, and issued by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the most recent
revision thereof, including all digital data developed as part of
the Flood Insurance Study.
2. The above-referenced FIS and FIRMs, and any subsequent revisions
and amendments, are hereby adopted by Stroudsburg Borough and declared
to be a part of this chapter.
[Ord. 966, 3/6/2013,
Art. IV, § 4.02]
1. The identified floodplain area shall consist of the following specific
areas:
A. The Floodway Area/District identified as floodway in the FIS which
represents the channel of a watercourse and the adjacent land areas
that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation by more than one
foot at any point. This term shall also include floodway areas which
have been identified in other available studies or sources of information
for those special flood hazard areas where no floodway has been identified
in the FIS.
(1)
Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill,
new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall
be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and
hydraulic analysis performed in accordance with standard engineering
practice that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase
in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the
base flood discharge.
(2)
No new construction or development shall be allowed, unless
a permit is obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection
Regional Office.
B. The AE Area/District without floodway shall be those areas identified
as an AE Zone on the FIRM included in the FIS prepared by FEMA and
for which base flood elevations have been provided in the FIS but
no floodway has been delineated.
(1)
No permit shall be granted for any construction, development,
use, or activity within any AE Area/District without floodway unless
it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development
would not, together with all other existing and anticipated development,
increase the BFE more than 0.5 foot at any point.
(2)
No new construction or development shall be located within the
area measured 50 feet landward from the top-of-bank of any watercourse,
unless a permit is obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection
Regional Office.
C. The A Area/District shall be those areas identified as an A Zone
on the FIRM included in the FIS prepared by FEMA and for which no
1% annual chance flood elevations have been provided. For these areas,
elevation and floodway information from other federal, state, or other
acceptable sources shall be used when available.
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 municipality.
[Ord. 966, 3/6/2013,
Art. IV, § 4.03]
The identified floodplain area may be revised or modified by
the Council where studies or information provided by a qualified agency
or person documents the need for such revision. However, prior to
any such change to the special flood hazard area, approval must be
obtained from FEMA. Additionally, as soon as practicable, but not
later than six months after the date such information becomes available,
a community shall notify FEMA of the changes to the special flood
hazard area by submitting technical or scientific data.
[Ord. 966, 3/6/2013,
Art. IV, § 4.04]
Should a dispute concerning any identified floodplain boundary
arise, an initial determination shall be made by the Stroudsburg Borough
Planning Commission and any party aggrieved by this decision or determination
may appeal to Council. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant.
[Ord. 966, 3/6/2013,
Art. IV, § 4.05]
Prior to development occurring in areas where annexation or
other corporate boundary changes are proposed or have occurred, the
community shall review flood hazard data affecting the lands subject
to boundary changes. The community shall adopt and enforce floodplain
regulations in areas subject to annexation or corporate boundary changes
which meet or exceed those in 44 CFR 60.3.