This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard
within the jurisdiction of the Township of Mount Laurel in Burlington
County, New Jersey.
[Amended 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-32]
A. The areas
of special flood hazard for the. Township of Mount Laurel, Community
No. 340107, are identified and defined on the following documents
prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
(1) A scientific
and engineering report "Flood Insurance Study, Burlington County,
New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)" dated August 28, 2019.
(2) "Flood
Insurance Rate Map for Burlington County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)"
as shown on Index and panels 34005C0119F, 34005C0229F, 34005C0231F,
34005C0233F, 34005C0236F, 34005C0237F, 34005C0241F, 34005C0242F, 34005C0251F,
34005C0253F, 34005C0261F, and panels 34005C0232G, 34005C0234G, whose
effective date is August 28, 2019.
B. The above
documents are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter.
The Flood Insurance Study, maps and advisory documents are on file
at 100 Mount Laurel Road, Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, relocated,
extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms
of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the
provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements
(including violations of conditions and safeguards established in
connection with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person
who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements
shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned
for not more than 10 days, or both, for each violation, and in addition
shall pay all costs and expenses involved in the case. Nothing herein
contained shall prevent the Township of Mount Laurel from taking such
other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair
any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However,
where this chapter and other ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed
restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent
restrictions shall prevail.
In the interpretation and application of this chapter, all provisions
shall be:
A. Considered as minimum requirements;
B. Liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and
C. Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under
state statutes.