[Ord. 482 (2015-04), 12/16/2015]
1. 
The identified floodplain area shall be those areas of Glen Rock Borough which are subject to the base flood, which is identified as Zone A (Area of Special Flood Hazard) in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) prepared for the Borough by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dated December 16, 2015, and the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) and any subsequent revisions or amendments are hereby adopted by Glen Rock Borough and declared to be a part of this chapter thereof as issued by FEMA, including all digital data developed as part of the Flood Insurance Study, and any other areas for which independent studies by a professional engineer or other qualified professional confirmed the areas to be inundated by the one-hundred-year flood (base flood).
2. 
A map showing all areas considered to be subject to the base flood is available for inspection at the Glen Rock Borough office.
[Ord. 482 (2015-04), 12/16/2015]
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 (base flood) floodplain in those areas identified as an AE Zone in the Flood Insurance study where a floodway has been delineated. The basis for the outermost boundary of this area shall be the one-hundred-year flood (base flood) elevations as shown in the flood profiles contained in the Flood Insurance Study.
C. 
FE (Special Floodplain Area): the areas identified as Zone AE in the Flood Insurance Study, where one-hundred-year flood (base 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 base flood elevations have been provided. When available, information from other federal, state, and other acceptable sources shall be used to determine the base flood elevation, as well as a floodway area, if possible. When no other information is available, the base flood 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.
[Ord. 482 (2015-04), 12/16/2015]
The identified floodplain area may be revised or modified by Glen Rock Borough 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 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or any other federal agency with the power and authority to revise the FIS and FIRM. 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. 482 (2015-04), 12/16/2015]
Should a dispute concerning any identified floodplain boundary arise, an initial determination shall be made by the Planning Commission, and if desired, with the assistance by any other appropriate agencies and/or individuals (e.g., Zoning Officer, Borough Engineer, etc.), and any party aggrieved by this decision or determination may appeal to the Council. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant.