If compliance with any of the requirements of this chapter would
result in an exceptional hardship to a prospective builder, developer
or landowner, the City of Warren may, upon request, grant relief from
the strict application of the requirements.
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use,
or activity within any Floodway Area/District that would cause any
increase in the BFE.
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use,
or activity within any AE Area/District without floodway that would,
together with all other existing and anticipated development, increase
the BFE more than one foot at any point.
Except for a possible modification of the regulatory flood elevation requirement involved, no variance shall be granted for any of the other requirements pertaining specifically to development regulated by special permit (Article VI) or to development that may endanger human life (§ 260-28).
In granting any variance, the City of Warren shall attach whatever
reasonable conditions and safeguards it considers necessary in order
to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and to achieve the
objectives of this chapter.
A complete record of all variance requests and related actions shall
be maintained by the City of Warren. In addition, a report of all
variances granted during the year shall be included in the biennial
report to FEMA.
Notwithstanding any of the above, however, all structures shall be
designed and constructed so as to have the capability of resisting
the one-percent-annual-chance flood.