[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986,
§ 301; as amended by Ord. 857, 9/20/1995, § 8]
1. The identified floodplain area shall be any areas of the Forest Hills
Borough, subject to the one-hundred-year flood, which is identified
as Zone A (Area of Special Flood Hazard) on the Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM) dated October 4, 1995, or the most recent revision thereof
as issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which
accompanies the Flood Insurance Study for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
For the purposes of this Part, the one-hundred-year flood elevation
shall be used as the basis for regulation. 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 Borough 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 Borough.
[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986,
§ 302]
The areas considered to be floodplain may be revised or modified
by Council where studies or information provided by a qualified agency
or person documents the need or possibility for such revision. No
modification or revision of any floodplain area identified in the
Flood Insurance Study prepared by the Federal Insurance Administration
shall be made without prior approval from the Federal Insurance Administration.
[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986,
§ 303]
Should a dispute arise concerning the identification of any
floodplain area, an initial determination shall be made by the Planning
Commission and any party aggrieved by such decision may appeal to
the Council. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant.