These regulations, in conjunction with the Uniform Construction
Code, provide minimum requirements for development located in
flood hazard areas, including the subdivision of land and other developments;
site improvements and installation of utilities; placement and replacement
of manufactured homes; placement of recreational vehicles; new construction
and alterations, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation or additions
of existing buildings and structures; substantial improvement of existing
buildings and structures, including repair of substantial damage;
installation of tanks; temporary structures and temporary or permanent
storage; utility and miscellaneous Group U buildings and structures;
and certain building work exempt from permit under the Uniform Construction
Code; and other buildings and development activities.
The Township of Monroe was accepted for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program on January 20, 1982.
A. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) floodplain management
regulations encourage that all federal, state, and local regulations
that are more stringent than the minimum NFIP standards take precedence
in permitting decisions. The FHACA requires that the effective Flood
Insurance Rate Map, most recent preliminary FEMA mapping and flood
studies, and Department delineations be compared to determine the
most restrictive mapping. The FHACA also regulates unstudied flood
hazard areas in watersheds measuring 50 acres or greater in size and
most riparian zones in New Jersey. Because of these higher standards,
the regulated flood hazard area in New Jersey may be more expansive
and more restrictive than the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. Maps
and studies that establish flood hazard areas are on file at the Zoning
Officer, located at 125 Virginia Avenue, Williamstown, New Jersey
08094.
B. The following sources identify flood hazard areas in this jurisdiction
and must be considered when determining the Best Available Flood Hazard
Data Area:
(1) Effective flood insurance study. Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs)
identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a scientific
and engineering report entitled, "Flood Insurance Study, Gloucester
County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)," dated August 17, 2016, and
the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) identified in Table
144-11(1), whose effective date is January 20, 2010, are hereby adopted
by reference.
Table 144-11(1)
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Map Panel #
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Effective Date
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Suffix
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Map Panel #
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Effective Date
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Suffix
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34015C0204
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0236
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0207
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0237
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0208
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0238
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0209
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0239
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0212
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0241
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0216
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0243
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0217
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0244
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0219
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0305
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0228
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0306
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0229
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0307
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0233
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January 20, 2010
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E
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34015C0308
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January 20, 2010
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E
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(2) Federal best available information. The Township of Monroe shall
utilize federal flood information as listed in the table below that
provides more detailed hazard information, higher flood elevations,
larger flood hazard areas, and results in more restrictive regulations.
This information may include but is not limited to preliminary flood
elevation guidance from FEMA (such as Advisory Flood Hazard Area Maps,
Work Maps or Preliminary FIS and FIRM). Additional federal best available
studies issued after the date of this chapter must also be considered.
These studies are listed on FEMA's Map Service Center. This information
shall be used for floodplain regulation purposes only.
Table 144-11(2)
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Map Panel #
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Preliminary Date
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None as of the date of this chapter
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(3) Other best available data. Township of Monroe shall utilize high water elevations from flood events, groundwater flooding areas, studies by federal or state agencies, or other information deemed appropriate by the Township of Monroe. Other "best available information" may not be used which results in less restrictive flood elevations, design standards, or smaller flood hazard areas than the sources described in §
144-11A and
B above. This information shall be used for floodplain regulation purposes only.
(4) State-regulated flood hazard areas. For state-regulated waters, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) identifies the flood hazard area as the land, and the space above that land, which lies below the "Flood Hazard Area Control Act Design Flood Elevation," as defined in Article
IX, and as described in the New Jersey Flood Hazard Area Control Act at N.J.A.C. 7:13. A FHACA flood hazard area exists along every regulated water that has a drainage area of 50 acres or greater. Such area may extend beyond the boundaries of the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) as identified by FEMA. The following is a list of New Jersey State studied waters in this community under the FHACA, and their respective map identification numbers.
Table 144-11(3)
List of State Studied Waters
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Name of Studied Water
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File Name
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Map Number
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Hospitality Branch
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S0000012
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1 of 3
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Hospitality Branch
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S0000013
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2 of 3
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Hospitality Branch
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S0000014
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3 of 3
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Fourmile Branch
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S0000016
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1 of 4
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Fourmile Branch
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S0000017
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2 of 4
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Fourmile Branch
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S0000018
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3 of 4
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Fourmile Branch
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S0000019
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4 of 4
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Great Egg Harbor Rv
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S0000020
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1 of 4
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Great Egg Harbor Rv Trib
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S0000028
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1 of 1
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Great Egg Harbor Rv Trib
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S0000030
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2 of 2
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Hospitality Branch
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S0000032
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2 of 2
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