[Ord. 2008-2, 6/9/2008]
The purpose of the regulations set forth in this Article is to monitor the subdivision and/or development of floodplain areas in order to promote and protect the general health, welfare, and safety of the community; to require that each subdivision lot in floodplain areas be provided with a safe building site with adequate access; to insure that public facilities which serve such lots or development be designed and installed to preclude flood damage; and to protect individuals from purchasing lands which are unsuitable for development because of flooding. The subsequent Sections shall be considered requirements supplemental to those procedures and standards specified elsewhere in this Chapter, Borough Zoning Ordinance [Chapter
14], the Lebanon County Floodproofing Building Code, and any other applicable ordinances and codes.
[Ord. 2008-2, 6/9/2008]
BASE FLOOD
The flood, also known as the 100-year flood, which has a
1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year; the flood,
which has been selected to serve as the basis upon which the floodplain
management provisions of this and other ordinances have been prepared.
BASE FLOOD ELEVATION
The determination by the Federal Insurance Administrator
of the water surface elevation of the base flood, that is, the flood
level that has a 1% or greater chance of occurrence in any given year.
BUILDING
A structure which has a roof supported by columns, piers,
or walls, which is intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure
of persons, animals, or chattel or which is to house a use of a commercial
or manufacturing activity.
CONSTRUCTION
Includes the building, reconstruction, extension, expansion,
alteration, substantial improvement, erection, or relocation of a
building or structure, including manufactured homes, and gas or liquid
storage tanks. For floodplain purposes, “new construction”
includes structures for which the “start of construction”
commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain management
regulation adopted by the Borough.
DEVELOPMENT
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate
including, but not limited to, buildings, manufactured homes, or other
structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation,
or drilling operations or the storage of equipment or materials.
FLOOD
A general and temporary inundation of normally dry land areas
by water from waterway overflows or the unusual and rapid accumulation
or runoff of surface waters from any source.
FLOODPLAIN
(1) A relatively flat or low land area adjoining a river,
stream, or watercourse, which is subject to partial or complete inundation
by water; (2) an area subject to the unusual and rapid accumulation
runoff of surface water from any source. For the purposes of this
Chapter, the floodplain shall be considered to be the 100-year floodplain
which is a floodplain having a 1% chance of being subject to the above
conditions during any given year.
FLOODWAY
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land area that must be reserved to discharge the base flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation of that flood
more than one foot at any point.
MANUFACTURED HOME
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. For
floodplain management purposes the term “manufactured home”
also includes (1) all mobile homes and (2) camping trailers, recreational
vehicles, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles placed on a
site for greater than 180 consecutive days.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK AND/OR SUBDIVISION
A lot or area which is a planned development and designated
to contain two or more manufactured homes for rent or for sale. Any
lot or area proposed to utilize such design where individual manufactured
home sites are proposed for sale shall be known as a manufactured
home subdivision.
STRUCTURE
A walled or roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage
tank (principally above ground), a manufactured home, or any other
man-made object usually assembled of interdependent parts or components
which is designed to have a more or less fixed location, whether or
not permanently attached at that location.
[Ord. 2008-2, 6/9/2008]
The grant of a permit or approval of a subdivision and/or land
development plan in the identified floodplain area shall not constitute
a representation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by the Borough
or by any official or employee thereof of the practicability or safety
of the proposed use, and shall create no liability upon the Borough,
its officials or employees.