The Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has, by
the passage of the Pennsylvania Flood Plain Management Act of 1978,[1] delegated the responsibility to local governmental units
to adopt floodplain management regulations to promote public health,
safety, and the general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, Council
of the Waynesboro Borough does hereby order as follows.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 32 P.S. § 679.101 et seq.
The specific intent of these special provisions are:
A.
To regulate the use, activities, subdivision or development of land
alone or in combination with existing uses within any designated floodplain
area in order to promote the good health, welfare and safety of the
community and to comply with applicable federal and state floodplain
management requirements.
B.
To require that each building site in flood-prone areas be provided
with adequate access and minimal danger of future flood damage through
the encouragement and utilization of safe and appropriate methods
of construction; and that public facilities (including water supply
and natural drainage) are designed, installed, maintained, and protected
to minimize danger to public health and to preclude flooding at the
time of initial construction.
C.
To protect individuals and reduce financial burdens imposed on the
community, local municipalities, and their residents by preventing
excessive development in flood-prone areas and prohibiting the improper
subdivision or development of unprotected lands within designated
floodplain districts.
D.
Restricting or prohibiting certain uses, activities, and development
from locating within areas subject to flooding.
E.
Requiring all those uses, activities, and developments that do occur
in flood-prone areas to be protected and/or floodproofed against flooding
and flood damage.
