[Ord. 912, 5/3/1977; amended by Ord. 1112, 8/15/1985, Section 3{310}; Ord. 1172, 4/10/1987, Section 2; Ord. 1291, 9/7/1990; Ord. 1380, 7/22/1992, Section 1; Ord. 1527, 4/22/1997; Ord. 1992, 6/18/2012, Section 1; Ord. 2091, 3/6/2017, Section II]
For the purposes of this ordinance, the Floodplain Conservation District shall be those areas of the Borough identified to be subject to the one-hundred-year flood, as delineated on the most recent Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) which accompanies the Flood Insurance Study, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as any additional areas where the alluvial soil, Nolin silt loam, is located, as delineated by the Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, in the Soil Survey for Centre County, Pennsylvania, 1977.
Where, however, areas of 65A and 65B, Nolin silt loam, local alluvium, have been substantially or completely developed prior to the passage of this amendment, and the natural drainage functions have been either altered such as street cartways, drainage ditches, storm sewers and the like, these areas shall be exempted from the provisions of this ordinance. Those areas that are specifically exempted from the provisions of the ordinance are as follows, provided that no such area is located within an identified floodplain area as delineated on any map provided by FEMA.
a. That almost continuous band of local alluvium corresponding roughly with the alignment of Westerly and Easterly Parkways, from the vicinity of the intersection of West Fairmount Avenue, Dorum Avenue and Westerly Parkway in the west, to the intersection of Easterly Parkway and University Drive in the east;
b. That band of local alluvium running from the vicinity of the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Fraser Street, in a southeasterly direction, to the vicinity of the intersection of Pugh Street with Easterly Parkway;
c. That band of local alluvium running from the vicinity of the intersection of South Allen Street and Marylyn Avenue, in an easterly direction, to the vicinity of the area of the intersection of University Drive and South Atherton Street;
d. That band of local alluvium running from the vicinity of the intersection of Nimitz Avenue and South Pugh Street, in a southeasterly direction, to the vicinity of the area of the intersection of University Drive and South Atherton Street;
e. That band of local alluvium running from the vicinity of the intersection of Keller Street and East Prospect Avenue, in a northeasterly direction, across University Drive to the University Sewage Treatment Plant;
f. That band of local alluvium running from Graduate Circle, across East College Avenue, to the University Sewage Treatment Plant, in that area now occupied by the interchange of East College Avenue and University Drive;
g. That band of local alluvium running from the vicinity of the intersection of Locust Lane and Calder Way, in an easterly direction to the vicinity of the intersection of High Street and East College Avenue;
h. That band of local alluvium located northwest of the intersection of Southgate Drive and Waupelani Drive, running in a northwesterly direction into the local alluvium found within the Orchard Park drainage way and including all of said drainage way extending northeasterly toward Westerly Parkway;
i. That band of local alluvium running north and south, which is located within the property now occupied by the State College Borough maintenance building.
j. That band of local alluvium located in the vicinity of Smithfield Circle.
k. That band of local alluvium located in the vicinity of Sandpiper Drive and Sawgrass Circle and extending toward East Branch Road.
l. That band of local alluvium running east and west across the lot at 379 Waupelani Drive (tax parcel 36-21-42).
m. That band of local alluvium running east and west across lots 10 and 11 (tax parcels 36-21-043 and 36-21-044) along the north side of Waupelani Drive.
n. That band of local Nolin Soils running in the north westerly direction across the lots with Tax Parcels 36-021-41 A-0000 along the both sides of Waupelani Drive.
o. The areas of local alluvium outside the FEMA floodplain area within tax parcels 36-001-200-0000 and 36-001-300-0000, also known as Radio Park School.