[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Avon 8-3-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Findings. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Avon finds that
the potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may
be a problem to the residents of the Village of Avon and that such
damages may include destruction or loss of private and public housing,
damage to public facilities, both publicly and privately owned, and
injury to and loss of human life. In order to minimize the threat
of such damages and to achieve the purposes and objectives hereinafter
set forth, this chapter is adopted.
B.
Statement of purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to promote
the public health, safety and general welfare, and to minimize public
and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions
designed to:
(1)
Regulate uses which are dangerous to health, safety and property
due to water or erosion hazards or which result in damaging increases
in erosion or in flood heights or velocities;
(2)
Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which
serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of
initial construction;
(3)
Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels and
natural protective barriers which are involved in the accommodation
of floodwaters;
(4)
Control filling, grading, dredging and other development which may
increase erosion or flood damages;
(5)
Regulate the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally
divert floodwaters or which may increase flood hazards to other lands;
and
(6)
Qualify and maintain for participation in the National Flood Insurance
Program.
C.
Objectives. The objectives of this chapter are to:
(1)
Protect human life and health;
(2)
Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood-control projects;
(3)
Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding
and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
(4)
Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(5)
Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities, such as water
and gas mains, electric, telephone, sewer lines, streets and bridges,
located in areas of special flood hazard;
(6)
Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and
development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future
flood blight areas;
(7)
To provide that developers are notified that property is in an area
of special flood hazard; and
(8)
To ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard
assume responsibility for their actions.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in
this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they
have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable
application.
See the definition of "base flood."
A request for a review of the local administrator's interpretation
of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance.
A designated AO or VO Zone on a community's Flood Insurance
Rate Map (FIRM) with base flood depths from one foot to three feet,
where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of
flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate and where velocity flow
may be evident.
Is the land in the floodplain within a community subject
to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This area
may be designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A1-99, V, VO, VE or V1-30.
It is also commonly referred to as the "base floodplain" or "100-year
floodplain."
The flood having a 1% chance of being equalled or exceeded
in any given year.
That portion of a building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
A wall that is not part of the structural support of the
building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse
under specific lateral loading forces without causing damage to the
elevated portion of the building or the supporting foundation system.
Any structure built for support, shelter or enclosure for
occupancy or storage.
See the definition "basement."
The area subject to high-velocity waters including, but not
limited to, hurricane wave wash. The area is designated on a FIRM
as Zone V1-30, VE, VO or V.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, paving, excavation or drilling operations located
within the area of special flood hazard.
A nonbasement building built to have the lowest floor elevated
above the ground level by means of fill, solid foundation perimeter
walls, pilings, columns (posts and piers) or shear walls.
An official map of the community published by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency as part of a riverine community's Flood
Insurance Study. The FBFM delineates a regulatory floodway along watercourses
studied in detail in the Flood Insurance Study.
An official map of a community, issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, where the boundaries of the areas of special flood
hazard have been defined but no water surface elevation is provided.
An official map of a community on which the Federal Emergency
Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard
and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
Is the official report provided by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency. The report contains flood profiles, as well as
the Flood Boundary Floodway Map and the water surface elevations of
the base flood.
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from:
Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions,
changes or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood
damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, structures and their contents.
See the definition of "regulatory floodway."
The top surface of an enclosed area in a building (including
basement), i.e., top of slab in concrete slab construction or top
of wood flooring in wood frame construction.
A use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it
is located or carried out in close proximity to water, such as a docking
or port facility necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo
or passengers, shipbuilding and ship repair. The term does not include
long-term storage, manufacture, sales or service facilities.
The highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior
to construction, next to the proposed walls of a structure.
Lowest level, including basement or cellar, of the lowest
enclosed area. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable
solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area
other than a basement, is not considered a building's lowest floor,
provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure
in violation of the applicable nonelevation design requirements of
this chapter.
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The
term also includes park trailers, travel trailers and similar transportable
structures placed on a site for 180 consecutive days or longer and
intended to be improved property.
For purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, the
National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum, to
which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood Insurance
Rate Map are referenced.
See the definition of "manufactured home."
As corrected in 1929, is a vertical control used as a reference
for establishing varying elevations within the floodplain.
Structures for which the start of construction commenced
on or after the effective date of this chapter.
That at least 51% of the actual cash value of the structure,
excluding land value, is above ground.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a Flood Insurance Study or by other agencies as provided in § 37-4C(2) of this chapter.
Naturally occurring accumulations of sand in ridges or mounds
landward of the beach.
The initiation, excluding planning and design, of any phase
of a project or physical alteration of the property, and shall include
land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; installation
of streets and/or walkways; excavation for a basement, footings, piers
or foundations or the erection of temporary forms. It also includes
the placement and/or installation on the property of accessory buildings
(garages, sheds), storage trailers and building materials. For manufactured
homes, the "actual start" means affixing of the manufactured home
to its permanent site.
A walled and roofed building, a manufactured home or a gas
or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground.
For the purposes of this definition, "substantial improvement"
is considered to commence when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling,
floor or other structural part of the building commences, whether
or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.
The term does not, however, include either:
Any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing
state or local building, fire, health, sanitary or safety code specifications
which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions; or
Any alteration of a structure or contributing structure listed
on the National Register of Historical Places or a State Inventory
of Historical Places.
A grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter which
permits construction or use in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited
by this chapter.
A.
Lands to which this chapter applies. This chapter shall apply to
all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the
Village of Avon.
B.
Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard. The areas
of special flood hazard have been identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in a scientific and engineering report entitled
"Flood Insurance Study Village of Avon, New York, Livingston County"
dated February 1978, with Flood Insurance Rate Maps enumerated on
Map Index No. 3603790001C dated August 1, 1978, and with accompanying
Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps enumerated on Map Index No. 3603790001C
dated August 1, 1978.
[Amended 11-30-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989]
C.
Interpretation, conflict with other laws.
(1)
This chapter is adopted in response to revisions to the National
Flood Insurance Program effective October 1, 1986, and shall supersede
all previous laws adopted for the purpose of establishing and maintain
eligibility for flood insurance.
(2)
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter
shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion
of the public health, safety and welfare. Whenever the requirements
of this chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other
lawfully adopted rules, regulations, local laws or ordinances, the
most restrictive, or that imposing the higher standards, shall govern.
D.
Severability. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
chapter shall not invalidate any other section or provision thereof.
E.
Penalties for offenses. No structure shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted or altered and no land shall be excavated or filled without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and any other applicable regulations. Any infraction of the provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements, including infractions of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions of the permit, shall constitute a violation. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined no more than $250 or imprisoned for not more than 15 days, or both such fine or imprisonment. Each day of noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Village of Avon from taking such other lawful action as necessary to prevent or remedy an infraction. Any structure found not compliant with the requirements of this chapter for which the developer and/or owner has not applied for and received an approved variance under § 37-6 will be declared noncompliant and notification sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
F.
Warning and disclaimer of liability. The degree of flood protection
required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes
and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger
floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be
increased by man-made or natural causes. This chapter does not imply
that land outside the area of special flood hazards or uses permitted
within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This
chapter shall not create liability on the part of the Village of Avon,
any officer or employee thereof, or the Federal Emergency Management
Agency for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter
or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
[Amended 11-30-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989]
A.
Designation of the local administrator. The Zoning Enforcement Officer
is hereby appointed local administrator to administer and implement
this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications
in accordance with its provisions.
[Amended 11-30-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989]
B.
Establishment of development permit. A development permit shall be obtained before the start of construction or any other development within the area of special flood hazard as established in § 37-3B. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the local administrator and may include, but not be limited to, plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale and showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question, existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities and the location of the foregoing.
(1)
Application stage. The following information is required where applicable:
(a)
Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the proposed lowest
floor (including basement or cellar) of all structures;
(b)
Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential
structure will be floodproofed;
(c)
When required, a certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that the utility floodproofing will meet the criteria in § 37-5A(3);
(d)
Certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in § 37-5B; and
(e)
Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered
or relocated as a result of proposed development.
(2)
Construction stage. Upon placement of the lowest floor, or floodproofing
by whatever means, it shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit
to the local administrator a certificate of the elevation of the lowest
floor or floodproofed elevation in relation to mean sea level. The
elevation certificate shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision
of a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer and certified
by same. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular building,
the floodproofing certificate shall be prepared by or under the direct
supervision of a licensed professional engineer or architect and certified
by same. Any further work undertaken prior to submission and approval
of the certification shall be at the permit holder's risk. The local
administrator shall review all data submitted. Deficiencies detected
shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project unless immediately
corrected.
C.
Duties and responsibilities of the local administrator. Duties of
the local administrator shall include, but not be limited to:
(1)
Permit application review.
(a)
Review all development permit applications to determine that
the requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
(b)
Review all development permit applications to determine that
all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state
or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required.
(c)
Review all development permit applications to determine if the
proposed development adversely affects the area of special flood hazard.
For the purposes of this chapter, "adversely affects" means physical
damage to adjacent properties. An engineering study may be required
of the applicant for this purpose.
(2)
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with § 37-3B, Basis for establishing the areas of special food hazard, the local administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, including data developed pursuant to § 37-5A(4)(d) in order to administer § 37-5B, Specific standards and § 37-5D, Floodways.
(3)
Information to be obtained and maintained.
(a)
Obtain and record the actual elevation, in relation to mean
sea level, of the lowest floor, including basement or cellar, of all
new or substantially improved structures and whether or not the structure
contains a basement or cellar.
(c)
Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the
provisions of this chapter including variances, when granted, and
certificates of compliance.
(4)
Alteration of watercourses.
(a)
Notify adjacent communities and the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation prior to any alteration or relocation
of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Regional
Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region II, 26 Federal
Plaza, New York, NY 10278.
(b)
Require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated
portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is
not diminished.
(5)
Interpretation of firm boundaries.
(a)
The local administrator shall have the authority to make interpretations
when there appears to be a conflict between the limits of the federally
identified area of special flood hazard and actual field conditions.
(c)
The local administrator shall use flood information from any
other authoritative source, including historical data, to establish
the limits of the area of special flood hazards when base flood elevations
are not available.
(6)
Stop-work orders.
(a)
All floodplain development found ongoing without an approved permit shall be subject to the issuance of a stop-work order by the local administrator. Disregard of a stop-work order shall be subject to the penalties described in § 37-3E of this chapter.
(b)
All floodplain development found noncompliant with the provisions of this chapter and/or the conditions of the approved permit shall be subject to the issuance of a stop-work order by the local administrator. Disregard of a stop-work order shall be subject to the penalties described in § 37-3E of this chapter.
(7)
Inspections. The local administrator and/or the developer's engineer
or architect shall make periodic inspections at appropriate times
throughout the period of construction in order to monitor compliance
with permit conditions and enable said inspector to certify that the
development is in compliance with the requirements of either the development
permit or the approved variance.
(8)
Certificate of compliance.
(a)
It shall be unlawful to use or occupy or to permit the use or
occupancy of any building or premises, or both, or part thereof hereafter
created, erected, changed, converted or wholly or partly altered or
enlarged in its use or structure, until a certificate of compliance
has been issued by the local administrator stating that the building
or land conforms to the requirements of this chapter.
(b)
All other development occurring within the designated flood
hazard area will have upon completion a certificate of compliance
issued by the local administrator.
A.
General standards. In all areas of special flood hazard the following
standards are required:
(1)
Anchoring.
(a)
All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored
to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
(b)
All manufactured homes shall be installed using methods and
practices which minimize flood damage. Manufactured homes must be
elevated and anchored to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement.
Manufactured homes shall be elevated to or above the base flood elevation
or two feet above the highest adjacent grade when no base flood elevation
has been determined. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not
to be limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors.
This requirement is in addition to applicable state and local anchoring
requirements for resisting wind forces.
(2)
Construction materials and methods.
(3)
Utilities.
(a)
Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air-conditioning
equipment and other service facilities shall be designed and/or located
so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components
during conditions of flooding. When designed for location below the
base flood elevation, a professional engineer's or architect's certification
is required;
(b)
All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed
to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system;
(c)
New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed
to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters; and
(d)
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment
to them or contamination from them during flooding.
(4)
Subdivision proposals.
(a)
All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need
to minimize flood damage;
(b)
All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities,
such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems, located and constructed
to minimize flood damage;
(c)
All subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided
to reduce exposure to flood damage; and
(d)
Base flood elevation data shall be provided for subdivision
proposals and other proposed developments (including proposals for
manufactured home parks and subdivisions) greater than either 50 lots
or five acres.
(5)
Encroachments.
(a)
All proposed development in riverine situations where no flood elevation data is available (unnumbered A Zones) shall be analyzed to determine the effects on the flood-carrying capacity of the area of special flood hazards set forth in § 37-4C(1)(c). This may require the submission of additional technical data to assist in the determination.
(b)
In all areas of special flood hazard in which base flood elevation data is available pursuant to § 37-4C(2) or § 37-5A(4)(d) and no floodway has been determined, the cumulative effects of any proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, shall not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point.
B.
Specific standards. In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data has been provided as set forth in § 37-3B, Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazards, and § 37-4C(2), Use of other base flood data, the following standards are required:
(1)
Residential construction. New construction and substantial improvements
of any resident structure shall:
(a)
Have the lowest floor, including basement or cellar, elevated
to or above the base flood elevation;
(b)
Have fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are subject
to flooding designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces
on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters.
Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a
licensed professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the
following minimum criteria:
[1]
A minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less
than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject
to flooding;
[2]
The bottom of all such openings shall be no higher than one
foot above the lowest adjacent finished grade; and
[3]
Openings may be equipped with louvers, valves, screens or other
coverings or devices, provided they permit the automatic entry and
exit of floodwaters.
(2)
Nonresidential construction. New construction and substantial improvements
of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure, together
with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, shall either have
the lowest floor, including basement or cellar, elevated to or above
the base flood elevation, or be floodproofed so that the structure
is watertight below the base flood level with walls substantially
impermeable to the passage of water. All structural components located
below the base flood level must be capable of resisting hydrostatic
and hydrodynamic loads and the effects of buoyancy.
(a)
If the structure is to be elevated, fully enclosed areas below
the base flood elevation shall be designed to automatically (without
human intervention) allow for the entry and exit of floodwaters for
the purpose of equalizing hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls.
Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a
licensed professional engineer or a licensed architect or meet the
following criteria:
[1]
A minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less
than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject
to flooding;
[2]
The bottom of all such openings shall be no higher than one
foot above the lowest adjacent finished grade; and
[3]
Openings may be equipped with louvers, valves, screens or other
coverings or devices, provided they permit the automatic entry and
exit of floodwaters.
(b)
If the structure is to be floodproofed:
[1]
A licensed professional engineer or architect shall develop
and/or review structural design, specifications and plans for the
construction and shall certify that the design and methods of construction
are in accordance with accepted standards of practice to make the
structure watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage
of water, with structural components having the capability of resisting
hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy; and
[2]
A licensed professional engineer or licensed land surveyor shall
certify the specific elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to
which the structure is floodproofed.
(c)
The local administrator shall maintain on record a copy of all
such certificates noted in this section.
C.
Construction standards for areas of special flood hazards without base flood elevations. New construction or substantial improvements of structures including manufactured homes shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood elevation as may be determined in § 37-4C(2) or two feet above the highest adjacent grade where no elevation data is available.
(1)
New construction or substantial improvements of structures including
manufactured homes shall have the lowest floor (including basement)
elevated at least two feet above the highest adjacent grade next to
the proposed foundation of the structure.
(2)
Fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are subject to flooding
shall be designed to automatically (without human intervention) allow
for the entry and exit of floodwaters for the purpose of equalizing
hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls. Designs for meeting this
requirement must either be certified by a licensed professional engineer
or a licensed architect or meet the following criteria:
(a)
A minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less
than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject
to flooding;
(b)
The bottom of all such openings shall be no higher than one
foot above the lowest adjacent finished grade; and
(c)
Openings may be equipped with louvers, valves, screens or other
coverings or openings, provided they permit the automatic entry and
exit of floodwaters.
D.
Floodways. Located within areas of special flood hazard are areas designated as "floodways" (see § 37-2, Definitions). The floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to high-velocity floodwaters carrying debris and posing additional threats from potential erosion forces. When floodway data is available for a particular site, as provided by § 37-3B and § 37-4C(2), all encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development, are prohibited within the limits of the floodway unless a technical evaluation demonstrates that such encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
A.
Appeals and requests for variances.
(1)
The Zoning Board of Appeals, as established by the Village Board,
shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the
requirements of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(2)
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear and decide appeals when it
is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision or determination
made by the local administrator in the enforcement or administration
of this chapter.
(3)
Those aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Appeals may appeal
such decision to the Supreme Court pursuant to Article 78 of the Civil
Practice Law and Rules.
(4)
In passing upon such applications, the Board of Appeals shall consider
all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified
in other sections of this chapter, and the:
(a)
Danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury
of others;
(b)
Danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
(c)
Susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to
flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner;
(d)
Importance of the services provided by the proposed facility
to the community;
(e)
Necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable;
(f)
Availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which
are not subject to flooding or erosion damage;
(g)
Compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated
development;
(h)
Relationship of the proposed use to the Comprehensive Plan and
floodplain management program of that area;
(i)
Safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary
and emergency vehicles;
(j)
Costs to local governments and the dangers associated with conducting
search and rescue operations during periods of flooding;
(k)
Expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment
transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable,
expected at the site; and
(l)
Costs of providing governmental services during and after flood
conditions, including search and rescue operations, maintenance and
repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical
and water systems and streets and bridges.
(5)
Upon consideration of the factors of § 37-6A(4) and the purposes of this chapter, the Zoning Board of Appeals may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
(6)
The local administrator shall maintain the records of all appeal
actions, including technical information, and report any variances
to the Federal Emergency Management Agency upon request.
B.
Conditions for variances.
(1)
Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of 1/2 acre or less in size, contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing § 37-6A(4)(a) through (l) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
(2)
Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or
restoration of structures and contributing structures listed on the
National Register of Historic Places or the State Inventory of Historic
Places, without regard to the contributing structures procedures set
forth in the remainder of this section.
(3)
Variances may be issued by a community for new construction and substantial
improvements and for other development necessary for the conduct of
a functionally dependent use, provided that:
(4)
Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any
increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
(5)
Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance
is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford
relief.
(6)
Variances shall only be issued upon receiving written justification
of:
(a)
A showing of good and sufficient cause;
(b)
A determination that failure to grant the variance would result
in exceptional hardship to the applicant; and
(c)
A determination that the granting of a variance will not result
in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary
public expense or create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization
of the public or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
(7)
Any applicant to whom a variance is granted for a building with the
lowest floor below the base flood elevation shall be given written
notice that the cost of flood insurance will be commensurate with
the increased risk resulting from lowest floor elevation.
