[Ord. No. 2011-08[1]]
The Legislature of the State of New Jersey has, in N.J.S.A.
40:48-1 et seq., delegated the responsibility to local governmental
units to adopt regulations designed to promote public health, safety,
and the general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Township
Committee of the Township of Greenwich, Warren County, New Jersey,
does ordain as follows.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 18, Flood
Damage Prevention, adopted by Ord. No. 1990-2, as amended.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
a.Â
The flood hazard areas of the Township of Greenwich are subject to
periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, health
and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services,
extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief,
and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the
public health, safety, and general welfare.
b.Â
These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions
in areas of special flood hazard which increase flood heights and
velocities and, when inadequately anchored, cause damage in other
areas. Uses that are inadequately floodproofed, elevated or otherwise
protected from flood damage also contribute to the flood loss.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the public health,
safety, and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses
due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to:
a.Â
Protect human life and health;
b.Â
Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood-control projects;
c.Â
Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding
and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
d.Â
Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
e.Â
Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities, such as water
and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets, and bridges,
located in areas of special flood hazard;
f.Â
Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and
development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future
flood blight areas;
g.Â
Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an
area of special flood hazard; and
h.Â
Ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume
responsibility for their actions.
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In order to accomplish its purposes, this chapter includes methods
and provisions for:
a.Â
Restricting or prohibiting uses which are dangerous to health, safety,
and property due to water or erosion hazards or which result in damaging
increases in erosion or in flood heights or velocities;
b.Â
Requiring that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which
serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of
initial construction;
c.Â
Controlling the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels,
and natural protective barriers, which help accommodate or channel
floodwaters;
d.Â
Controlling filling, grading, dredging, and other development which
may increase flood damage; and
e.Â
Preventing or regulating the construction of flood barriers which
will unnaturally divert floodwaters or which may increase flood hazards
in other areas.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
a.Â
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this
chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meanings they
have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable
application.
b.Â
APPEAL
AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
BASE FLOOD
BASEMENT
BREAKAWAY WALL
DEVELOPMENT
DIGITAL FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (DFIRM)
ELEVATED BUILDING
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS)
FLOOD or FLOODING
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
FLOODWAY
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
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2.Â
3.Â
4.Â
LOWEST FLOOR
MANUFACTURED HOME
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK or MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISION
NEW CONSTRUCTION
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
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2.Â
3.Â
4.Â
START OF CONSTRUCTION
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2.Â
STRUCTURE
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
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2.Â
VARIANCE
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A request for a review of the Township Engineer's interpretation
of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance.
A designated AO, AH, or VO Zone on a community's Digital
Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM), with a one-percent annual or greater
chance of flooding to an average depth of one to three feet, where
a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding
is unpredictable, and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding
is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
The land in the floodplain within a community subject to
a one-percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
The flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year.
Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
A wall that is not part of the structural support of the
building and is intended, through its design and construction, to
collapse under specific lateral loading forces without causing damage
to the elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations,
or storage of equipment or materials located within the area of special
flood hazard.
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk
premium zones applicable to the community.
A nonbasement building built, in the case of a building in
an area of special flood hazard, to have the top of the elevated floor
elevated above the ground level by means of piling, columns (posts
and piers), or shear walls parallel to the flow of the water and adequately
anchored so as not to impair the structural integrity of the building
during a flood up to the magnitude of the base flood. In an area of
special flood hazard, "elevated building" also includes a building
elevated by means of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls with
openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of floodwaters.
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk
premium zones applicable to the community.
The official report in which the Federal Insurance Administration
has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Insurance Rate Map(s)
and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from:
The zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building
codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as a floodplain
ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion control ordinance) and other
applications of police power. The term describes such state or local
regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide standards for
the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than
0.2 foot.
The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior
to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
Any structure that is:
Listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places
(a listing maintained by the Department of the Interior) or preliminarily
determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements
for individual listing on the National Register;
Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the
Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered
historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary
to qualify as a registered historic district;
Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places
in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved
by the Secretary of the Interior; or
Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places
in communities with historic preservation programs that have been
certified either:
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement).
An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for the
parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than
a basement, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided
that such enclosure is not built so to render the structure in violation
of other applicable nonelevation design requirements.
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The
term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle."
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two
or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
Structures for which the start of construction commenced
on or after the effective date of a floodplain regulation adopted
by a community, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date
of the floodplain management regulations adopted by the municipality.
A vehicle which is:
Built on a single chassis;
Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the longest
horizontal projections;
Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty
truck; and
Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal
use.
For other than new construction or substantial improvements
under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P.L. No. 97-348), includes
substantial improvements and means the date the building permit was
issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within
118 days of the permit date. The "actual start" means either the first
placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such
as the pouring of a slab or footings, the installation of piles, the
construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation,
or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation.
Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such
as clearing, grading and filling, nor does it include the installation
of streets and/or walkways, nor does it include excavation for a basement,
footings or piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms,
nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory
buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units
or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement,
the "actual start of construction" means the first alteration of any
wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether
or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
A walled and roofed building, a manufactured home, or a gas
or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground.
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would
equal or exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the
damage occurred.
Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement
of a structure, the cost of which exceeds 50% of the market value
of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement.
This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage,"
regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not,
however, include either:
Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing
violations of state or local health, sanitary or safety code specifications
which have been identified by the local code enforcement officer and
which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions;
or
Any alteration of an historic structure provided that the alteration
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an historic
structure.
A grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter that
permits construction in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited
by this chapter.
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This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard
within the jurisdiction of the Township of Greenwich, Warren County,
New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
a.Â
The areas of special flood hazard for the Township of Greenwich,
Community No. 340483, are identified and defined on the following
documents prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
1.Â
A scientific and engineering report "Flood Insurance Study, Warren
County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)," dated September 29, 2011.
2.Â
Flood Insurance Rate Map for Warren County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions),
as shown on Index and Panel Numbers 34041C0284E, 34041C0292E, 34041C0294E,
34041C0301E, 34041C0303E, 34041C0304E, 34041C0311E, 34041C0312E, 34041C0313E,
and 34041C0314E, whose effective date is September 29, 2011.
b.Â
The above documents are hereby adopted and declared to be a part
of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study and maps are on file at
the Greenwich Municipal Building at 321 Greenwich Street, Stewartsville,
New Jersey, 08886.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located,
extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms
of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the
provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements
(including violations of conditions and safeguards established in
connection with conditions) shall constitute a disorderly persons'
offense. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with
any of its requirements shall be punishable by one or more of the
following: a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period
not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, at the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court, and,
in addition, shall pay all costs and expenses involved in the case.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Township of Greenwich from
taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy
any violation. The Greenwich Township Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction
to deal with violations set forth herein.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair
any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However,
where this chapter and other ordinances, easements, covenants, or
deed restrictions conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more-stringent
restrictions shall prevail.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
In the interpretation and application of this chapter, all provisions
shall be:
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
a.Â
The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered
reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and
engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare
occasions. Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes.
This chapter does not imply that land outside the areas of special
flood hazard or uses permitted within such areas will be free from
flooding or flood damages.
b.Â
This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the Township
of Greenwich, any officer or employee thereof, or the Federal Insurance
Administration, for any flood damages that result from reliance on
this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins, including placement of manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 18-3.2. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Township Engineer and attached hereto as Schedules A and B, and made part of this chapter,[1] and may include, but not be limited to: plans, in duplicate,
drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations
of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage
of materials, and drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing.
Specifically, the following information is required:
a.Â
Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including
basement) of all structures.
b.Â
Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any structure
has been floodproofed.
c.Â
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in Section 18-5.2b.
d.Â
A description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered
or relocated as a result of proposed development.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedules are on file in the Township
offices.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
The Township Engineer is hereby appointed to administer and
implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications
in accordance with its provisions.
[Ord. No. 2011-08]
Duties of the Township Engineer shall include, but not be limited
to:
a.Â
Permit review.
1.Â
Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements
of this chapter have been satisfied.
2.Â
Review all development permits to determine that all necessary permits
have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental
agencies from which prior approval is required.
3.Â
Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development
is located in the floodway and assure that the encroachment provisions
of Section 18-5.2d1 are met.
b.Â
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with Section 18-3.2, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the Township Engineer shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source in order to administer Section 18-5.2a and b.
c.Â
Information to be obtained and maintained. The local administrator
shall:
1.Â
Obtain and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level)
of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially
improved structures, and whether or not the structure contains a basement.
3.Â
Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions
of this chapter.
d.Â
Alteration of watercourses. The local administrator shall:
1.Â
Notify adjacent communities and the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, Dam Safety and Flood Control Section, and the Land Use
Regulation Program prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse,
and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance
Administration.
2.Â
Require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated
portion of said watercourse so the flood-carrying capacity is not
diminished.
e.Â
Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. The local administrator shall make interpretations, where needed, as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 18-4.4.
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a.Â
Appeal board.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2014-02]
1.Â
The Land Use Board shall hear and decide appeals and requests for
variances from the requirements of this chapter.
2.Â
The Land Use Board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged
there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made
by the Township Engineer in the enforcement or administration of this
chapter.
3.Â
Those aggrieved by the decision of the Land Use Board, or any taxpayer,
may appeal such decision as provided by statute.
4.Â
In passing upon such applications, the Land Use Board shall consider
all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified
in other sections of this chapter, and:
(a)Â
The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the
injury of others;
(b)Â
The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
(c)Â
The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents
to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner;
(d)Â
The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility
to the community;
(e)Â
The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where
applicable;
(f)Â
The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use
which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage;
(g)Â
The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated
development;
(h)Â
The relationship of the proposed use to the Comprehensive Plan
and floodplain management program of that area;
(i)Â
The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary
and emergency vehicles;
(j)Â
The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and
sediment transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action,
if applicable, expected at the site; and
(k)Â
The costs of providing governmental services during and after
flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities
and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems,
and streets and bridges.
5.Â
Upon consideration of the factors of Subsection a4 and the purposes
of this chapter, the Land Use Board may attach such conditions to
the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes
of this chapter.
6.Â
The Township Engineer shall maintain the records of all appeal actions,
including technical information, and report any variances to the Federal
Insurance Administration upon request.
b.Â
Conditions for variances.
1.Â
Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial
improvements to be erected on a lot of 1/2 acre or less in size contiguous
to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below
the base flood level, provided that the items in Section 18-4.4a4(a)
through (k) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases
beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing
the variance increases.
2.Â
Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic
structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an historic
structure and the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the
historic character and design of the structure.
3.Â
Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any
increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
4.Â
Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance
is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford
relief.
5.Â
Variances shall only be issued upon:
(a)Â
A showing of good and sufficient cause;
(b)Â
A determination that failure to grant the variance would result
in exceptional hardship to the applicant; and
(c)Â
A determination that the granting of a variance will not result
in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, or
extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or
victimization of the public as identified in Section 18-4.4a4, or
conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
6.Â
Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written
notice that the structure will be permitted to be built and that the
cost of flood insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk
resulting from the reduced lowest floor elevation.
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In all areas of special flood hazard, the following standards
are required:
a.Â
Anchoring.
1.Â
All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored
to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure.
2.Â
All manufactured homes shall be anchored to resist flotation, collapse
or lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not
to be limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors.
This requirement is in addition to applicable state and local anchoring
requirements for resisting wind forces.
b.Â
Construction materials and methods.
c.Â
Utilities.
1.Â
All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system;
2.Â
New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems
and discharge from the systems into floodwaters;
3.Â
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment
to them or contamination from them during flooding; and
4.Â
Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air-conditioning equipment
and other service facilities shall be designed and/or located so as
to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components
during conditions of flooding.
d.Â
Subdivision proposals.
1.Â
All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize
flood damage.
2.Â
All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities,
such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems, located and constructed
to minimize flood damage.
3.Â
All subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to
reduce exposure to flood damage.
4.Â
Base flood elevation data shall be provided for subdivision proposals
and other proposed development which contain at least 50 lots or five
acres (whichever is less).
e.Â
Enclosure openings. All new construction and substantial improvements
having fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are usable
solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area
other than a basement and which are subject to flooding shall be designed
to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls
by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters. Designs for meeting
this requirement must either be certified by a registered professional
engineer or architect or must meet or exceed the following minimum
criteria: A minimum of two openings having a total net area of not
less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject
to flooding shall be provided. The bottom of all openings shall be
no higher than one foot above grade. Openings may be equipped with
screens, louvers, or other coverings or devices, provided that they
permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters.
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In all areas of special flood hazard where base flood elevation data has been provided as set forth in Section 18-3.2, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, or in Section 18-4.3b, Use of other base flood data, the following standards are required:
a.Â
Residential construction.
1.Â
New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure
shall have the lowest floor, including basement, together with the
attendant utilities and sanitary facilities, elevated to or above
base flood elevation.
2.Â
Within any AO Zone on the municipality's FIRM, all new construction
and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have
the lowest floor, including basement, elevated above the highest adjacent
grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet (at least
two feet if no depth number is specified), and shall require adequate
drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide floodwaters around
and away from proposed structures.
b.Â
Nonresidential construction. In an area of special flood hazard,
all new construction and substantial improvement of any commercial,
industrial or other nonresidential structure shall have the lowest
floor, including basement, together with the attendant utilities and
sanitary facilities, either:
1.
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Elevated to the level of the base flood elevation; and
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2.
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Within any AO Zone on the municipality's DFIRM, all new construction
and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other
nonresidential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement,
elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the
depth number specified in feet (at least two feet if no depth number
is specified), and shall require adequate drainage paths around structures
on slopes to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures;
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OR
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1.
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Be floodproofed so that below the base flood level the structure
is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage
of water;
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2.
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Have structural components capable of resisting hydrostatic
and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy; and
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3.
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Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect
that the design and methods of construction are in accordance with
accepted standards of practice for meeting the applicable provisions
of this subsection. Such certification shall be provided to the official
as set forth in Section 18-4.3c2(b).
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c.Â
Manufactured homes.
1.Â
Manufactured homes shall be anchored in accordance with Section 18-5.1a2.
2.Â
All manufactured homes to be placed or substantially improved within
an area of special flood hazard shall be elevated on a permanent foundation
such that the top of the lowest floor is at or above the base flood
elevation.
d.Â
Floodways. Located within areas of special flood hazard established in Section 18-3.2 are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion potential, the following provisions apply:
1.Â
Encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new construction, substantial
improvements, and other development, unless a technical evaluation
demonstrates that the encroachment shall not result in any increase
in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
2.Â
If Subsection d1 is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements must comply with Section 18-5, Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction.
3.Â
In all areas of special flood hazard in which base flood elevation
data has been provided and no floodway has been designated, the cumulative
effect of any proposed development, when combined with all other existing
and anticipated development, shall not increase the water surface
elevation of the base flood more than 0.2 foot at any point.