[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986; as added by Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
1. 
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Floodplain Management Act and regulations adopted by the Department of Community and Economic Development, as required by the Act, the following obstructions and activities are permitted only by special permit, if located partially or entirely within any identified floodplain area:
A. 
The commencement of any of the following activities; or the construction, enlargement or expansion of any structure used or intended to be used for any of the following activities:
(1) 
Hospitals.
(2) 
Nursing homes.
(3) 
Jails or prisons.
(4) 
New manufactured home parks or manufactured home subdivisions, and substantial improvement to an existing manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision.
[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986; as added by Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
1. 
Applicants for special permits shall provide five copies of the following items:
A. 
A written request including a completed building permit application form.
B. 
A small-scale map showing the vicinity in which the proposed site is located.
C. 
A plan of the entire site, clearly and legibly drawn at a scale of one inch being equal to 100 feet or less, showing the following:
(1) 
North arrow, scale and date.
(2) 
Topography based upon the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, showing existing and proposed contours at intervals of two feet.
(3) 
All property and lot lines including dimensions, and the size of the site expressed in acres or square feet.
(4) 
The location of all existing streets, drives, other access ways and parking areas, with information concerning widths, pavement types and construction and elevations.
(5) 
The location of any existing bodies of water or watercourses, buildings, structures and other public or private facilities, including railroad tracks and facilities and any other natural and man-made features affecting or affected by the proposed activity or development.
(6) 
The location of the floodplain boundary line, information and spot elevations concerning the one-hundred-year flood elevations and information concerning the flow of water including direction and velocities.
(7) 
The location of all proposed buildings, structures, utilities and any other improvements.
(8) 
Any other information which the Borough considers necessary for adequate review of the application.
D. 
Plans of all proposed buildings, structures and other improvements, clearly and legibly drawn at suitable scale showing the following:
(1) 
Sufficiently detailed architectural or engineering drawings, including floor plans, sections and exterior building elevations, as appropriate.
(2) 
For any proposed building, the elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) and, as required, the elevation of any other floor.
(3) 
Complete information concerning flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact and uplift forces and other factors associated with the one-hundred-year flood.
(4) 
Detailed information concerning any proposed flood-proofing measures.
(5) 
Cross-section drawings for all proposed streets, drives, other access ways and parking areas, showing all rights-of-way and pavement widths.
(6) 
Profile drawings for all proposed streets, drives and vehicular access ways including existing and proposed grades.
(7) 
Plans and profiles of all proposed sanitary and storm sewer systems, water supply systems and any other utilities and facilities.
E. 
The following data and documentation:
(1) 
Certification from the applicant that the site upon which the activity or development is proposed is an existing separate and single parcel, owned by the applicant or the client he represents.
(2) 
Certification from a registered professional engineer, architect or landscape architect that the proposed construction has been adequately designed to protect against damage from the one-hundred-year flood.
(3) 
A statement, certified by a registered professional engineer, architect, landscape architect or other qualified person which contains a complete and accurate description of the nature and extent of pollution that might possibly occur from the development during the course of a one-hundred-year flood, including a statement concerning the effects such pollution may have on human life.
(4) 
A statement certified by a registered professional engineer, architect or landscape architect, which contains a complete and accurate description of the effects the proposed development will have on one-hundred-year flood elevations and flows.
(5) 
A statement, certified by a registered professional engineer, architect or landscape architect, which contains a complete and accurate description of the kinds and amounts of any loose buoyant materials or debris that may possibly exist or be located on the site below the one-hundred-year flood elevation and the effects such materials and debris may have on one-hundred-year flood elevations and flows.
(6) 
The appropriate component of the Department of Environmental Protections' "Planning Module for Land Development."
(7) 
Where any excavation or grading is proposed, a plan meeting the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection to implement and maintain erosion and sedimentation control.
(8) 
Any other applicable permits such as, but not limited to, a permit for any activity regulated by the Department of Environmental Protection under § 302 of Act 1978-16.
(9) 
An evacuation plan which fully explains the manner in which the site will be safely evacuated before or during the course of a one-hundred-year flood.
[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986; as added by Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
1. 
Upon receipt of an application for a special permit by the Borough, the following procedures shall apply in addition to all other applicable permit procedures which are already established.
A. 
Within three working days following receipt of the application, a complete copy of the application and all accompanying documentation shall be forwarded to the County Planning Commission by certified mail for its review and recommendations. Copies of the application shall also be forwarded to the Borough Planning Commission and Borough Engineer for review and comment.
B. 
If an application is received that is incomplete, the Borough shall notify the applicant in writing, stating in what respects the application is deficient.
C. 
If the Borough decides to disapprove an application, it shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval.
D. 
If the Borough approves an application, it shall file written notification, together with the application and all pertinent information, with the Department of Community and Economic Development, by certified mail, within five working days after the date of approval.
E. 
Before issuing the special permit, the Borough shall allow the Department of Community and Economic Development 30 days after receipt of the notification by the Department to review the application and the decision made by the Borough.
F. 
If the Borough does not receive any communication from the Department of Community and Economic Development during the thirty-day review period, it may issue a special permit to the applicant.
G. 
If the Department of Community and Economic Development should decide to disapprove an application, it shall notify the Borough and the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval, and the Borough shall not issue the special permit.
[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986; as added by Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
1. 
In addition to any other applicable requirements, the following provisions shall also apply to the activities requiring a special permit. If there is any conflict between any of the following requirements and any otherwise applicable provision, the more restrictive provision shall apply:
A. 
No application for a special permit shall be approved unless it can be determined that the structure or activity will be located, constructed and maintained in a manner which will:
(1) 
Fully protect the health and safety of the general public and any occupants of the structure. At a minimum, all new structures shall be designed, located and constructed so that:
(a) 
The structure will survive inundation by waters of the one-hundred-year flood without any lateral movement or damage to either the structure itself, or to any of its equipment or contents below the one-hundred-year flood elevation.
(b) 
The lowest floor elevation (including basement) will be at least 1 1/2 feet above the one-hundred-year flood elevation.
(c) 
The occupants of the structure can remain inside for an indefinite period of time and be safely evacuated at any time during the one-hundred-year flood.
(2) 
Prevent any significant possibility of pollution, increased flood levels or flows or debris endangering life and property.
B. 
All 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 and the Department of Community and Economic Development.
[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986; as added by Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
Within any identified floodplain area, any structure of the kind described in § 8-404, above, shall be prohibited within the area measured 50 feet landward from the top-of-bank of any watercourse.
[Ord. 782, 9/17/1986; as added by Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
Except for a possible modification of the freeboard requirement involved, no variance shall be granted for any of the other requirements of this chapter.