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Township of Pequannock, NJ
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 171 Flood Damage Prevention
Chapter 171
Flood Damage Prevention
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Pequannock
8-12-2025
by
Ord. No. 2025-09
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 171, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted 7-22-1997 as Ch. 085 of the 1997 Code, as amended.
Article I
Scope and Administration
§ 171-1
Title.
§ 171-2
Scope.
§ 171-3
Purposes and objectives.
§ 171-4
Coordination with building codes.
§ 171-5
Minor work.
§ 171-6
Warning.
§ 171-7
Other laws.
§ 171-8
Violations and penalties for noncompliance.
§ 171-8.1
Solid waste disposal in a flood hazard area.
§ 171-9
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
Article II
Applicability
§ 171-10
General.
§ 171-11
Establishment of flood hazard areas.
§ 171-12
Establishing the local design flood elevation (LDFE).
Article III
Duties and Powers of the Floodplain Administrator
§ 171-13
Floodplain Administrator designation.
§ 171-14
General.
§ 171-15
Coordination.
§ 171-16
Duties.
§ 171-17
Use of changed technical data.
§ 171-18
Other permits.
§ 171-19
Determination of local design flood elevations.
§ 171-20
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 171-21
Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
§ 171-22
Floodway encroachment.
§ 171-22.1
Floodway revisions.
§ 171-23
Watercourse alteration.
§ 171-23.1
Engineering analysis.
§ 171-24
Alterations in coastal areas.
§ 171-25
Development in riparian zones.
§ 171-26
Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
§ 171-27
Department records.
§ 171-28
Liability.
Article IV
Permits
§ 171-29
Permits required.
§ 171-30
Application for permit.
§ 171-31
Validity of permit.
§ 171-32
Expiration.
§ 171-33
Suspension or revocation.
Article V
Site Plans and Construction Documents
§ 171-34
Information for development in flood hazard areas.
§ 171-35
Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
§ 171-36
Analyses and certifications by a licensed professional engineer.
§ 171-37
Submission of additional data.
Article VI
Inspections
§ 171-38
General.
§ 171-39
Inspections of development.
§ 171-40
Buildings and structures.
§ 171-41
Manufactured homes.
Article VII
Variances
§ 171-42
General.
§ 171-43
Historic structures.
§ 171-44
Functionally dependent uses.
§ 171-45
Restrictions in floodways.
§ 171-46
Considerations.
§ 171-47
Conditions for issuance.
Article VIII
Violations
§ 171-48
Violations.
§ 171-49
Authority.
§ 171-50
Unlawful continuance.
§ 171-51
Review period to correct violations.
Article IX
Definitions
§ 171-52
General.
§ 171-53
Definitions.
Article X
Subdivisions and Other Developments
§ 171-54
General.
§ 171-55
Subdivision requirements.
Article XI
Site Improvement
§ 171-56
Encroachment in floodways.
§ 171-56.1
Prohibited in floodways.
§ 171-57
Sewer facilities.
§ 171-58
Water facilities.
§ 171-59
Storm drainage.
§ 171-60
Streets and sidewalks.
§ 171-61
Limitations on placement of fill.
§ 171-62
Hazardous materials.
Article XII
Manufactured Homes
§ 171-63
General.
§ 171-64
Elevation.
§ 171-65
Foundations.
§ 171-66
Anchoring.
§ 171-67
Enclosures.
§ 171-68
Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
Article XIII
Recreational Vehicles
§ 171-69
Placement prohibited.
§ 171-70
Temporary placement.
§ 171-71
Permanent placement.
Article XIV
Tanks
§ 171-72
Tanks.
Article XV
Other Development and Building Work
§ 171-73
General requirements for other development and building work.
§ 171-74
Requirements for habitable buildings and structures.
§ 171-75
Garages and accessory storage structures.
§ 171-76
Fences.
§ 171-77
Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
§ 171-78
Swimming pools.
§ 171-79
Roads and watercourse crossings.
Article XVI
Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
§ 171-80
Temporary structures.
§ 171-81
Temporary storage.
§ 171-82
Floodway encroachment.
Article XVII
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
§ 171-83
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
§ 171-84
Flood loads.
§ 171-85
Elevation.
§ 171-86
Enclosures below base flood elevation.
§ 171-87
Flood-damage-resistant materials.
§ 171-88
Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.