[Ord. No. 342, 7/9/2012]
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The identified floodplain area shall be any areas of the Borough of Elizabethville classified as special flood hazard areas (SFHAs) in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), dated August 2, 2012, and issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or the most-recent revision thereof, including all digital data developed as part of the Flood Insurance Study.
2. 
The above-referenced FIS and FIRMs, and any subsequent revisions and amendments, are hereby adopted by the Borough of Elizabethville and declared to be a part of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 342, 7/9/2012]
1. 
For the purposes of this chapter, the one-hundred-year flood elevation shall be used as the basis for regulation. When available, information from other federal, state, and other acceptable sources shall be used to determine the one-hundred-year elevation, as well as a floodway area, if possible. When no other information is available, the one-hundred-year 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 by the municipality.
[Ord. No. 342, 7/9/2012]
The identified floodplain area may be revised or modified by the Borough Council of Elizabethville where studies or information provided by a qualified agency or person documents the need for such revision. However, prior to any such change, approval must be obtained from FEMA. 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 by submitting technical or scientific data.
[Ord. No. 342, 7/9/2012]
Should a dispute concerning any identified floodplain boundary arise, an initial determination shall be made by the Borough of Elizabethville Planning Commission, and any party aggrieved by this decision or determination may appeal to the Borough Council of Elizabethville. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant.