The following uses are permitted by right in any special flood
hazard area in compliance with the requirements of this article:
A. Up to 1/2 of any required yard setback area on an individual residential
lot may extend into the special flood hazard area.
B. Municipal parks, including paved paths, trails, courts and recreational
accessories (including, but not limited to, backstops, goal cages
and posts, benches, tables and signs), which shall be appropriately
anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement.
C. Open space uses that are primarily passive in character, including
construction to establish such areas, shall be permitted to extend
into the special flood hazard area, including:
(1)
Wildlife sanctuaries, nature preserves, forest preserves, fishing
areas, passive areas of public and private parklands, and reforestation.
(2)
Stream bank stabilization.
D. Forestry operations reviewed by the Lancaster County Conservation
District.
E. Special flood hazard area crossings:
(1)
Agricultural crossings by farm vehicles and livestock.
(2)
Driveways serving one or two single-family detached dwelling
units.
(3)
Driveways serving more than two single-family detached dwelling
units, or roadways, recreational trails, railroads and utilities.
F. Agricultural uses conducted in compliance with methods prescribed
in the latest version of the Pennsylvania DEP's Erosion and Sediment
Pollution Control Manual.
G. Public sewer and/or water lines and public utility transmission lines
running along the corridor.
H. Development of elevated and floodproofed buildings on sites that have secured relief from liability from the Pennsylvania DEP under its Act 2 Land Recycling Program, except that no such development shall be permitted in the floodway. Such applications are not required to obtain a variance; however, they shall be required to meet the technical provisions of Article
VI herein, the elevation and floodproofing requirements as stated in § 62-6.02 herein, and the design and construction standards as stated in § 62-6.03 herein.
Any use or activity not authorized within § 62-5.01
herein shall be prohibited within any special flood hazard area or
riparian buffer area, and the following activities and facilities
are specifically prohibited, except for as part of a redevelopment
project in compliance with § 62-5.01 herein:
A. No new construction, alteration or improvement of buildings, manufactured homes and any other type of permanent structure, including fences, shall be permitted in the special flood hazard area, except structures necessary for a use permitted in § 62-5.01 and for improvements or alterations to an existing structure as permitted in Article
VII herein.
B. No new construction, alteration or improvement of buildings and any
other type of permanent structure, including fences, shall be permitted
within a riparian buffer area.
C. Placement of fill within the special flood hazard area is prohibited, except as required for activities permitted by § 62-5.01 and Article
VII herein.
D. No encroachment, alteration or improvement of any kind shall be made
to any watercourse, except as permitted in § 62-5.01, and
with appropriate approvals by Pennsylvania DEP Regional Office and
the Lancaster County Conservation District.
E. Clearing of all, existing vegetation, except where such clearing
is necessary to prepare land for a use permitted under § 62-5.01
herein, and where the effects of these actions are mitigated by reestablishment
of vegetation. Use of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and/or other
chemicals in excess of prescribed industry standards.
F. Roads or driveways, except where permitted as corridor crossings
in compliance with § 62-5.01 herein.
G. Motor or wheeled vehicle traffic in any area not designed to accommodate
adequately the type and volume.
I. Any kind of outdoor storage of items or materials that would become
buoyant in flood conditions. These shall include but not be limited
to vehicles, trailers, tires, lumber, plastics and fiberglass.
J. Outdoor storage of any apparently abandoned material or vehicles
that could be deemed to be landfill, dump and/or a junkyard or salvage
operation, regardless of the materials or quantity associated with
the accumulation.
K. Subsurface sewage disposal areas.
M. Stormwater basins, including necessary berms and outfall facilities.