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Township of West Amwell, NJ
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 90 Floodplain Management
Chapter 90
Floodplain Management
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of West Amwell
3-1-2023
by
Ord. No. 02-2023
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter also repealed former Ch. 90, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted
9-16-2009
by
Ord. No. 23-2009
, as amended.
Article I
Scope and Administration
§ 90-1
Title.
§ 90-2
Scope.
§ 90-3
Purposes and objectives.
§ 90-4
Coordination with building codes.
§ 90-5
Ordinary building maintenance and minor work.
§ 90-6
Warning.
§ 90-7
Other laws.
§ 90-8
Violations and penalties for noncompliance.
§ 90-9
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
Article II
Applicability
§ 90-10
General.
§ 90-11
Establishment of flood hazard areas.
§ 90-12
Establishing local design flood elevation (LDFE).
Article III
Duties and Powers of Floodplain Administrator
§ 90-13
Floodplain Administrator designation.
§ 90-14
General.
§ 90-15
Coordination.
§ 90-16
Duties.
§ 90-17
Use of changed technical data.
§ 90-18
Other permits.
§ 90-19
Determination of local design flood elevations.
§ 90-20
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 90-21
Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
§ 90-22
Floodway encroachment.
§ 90-22.1
Floodway revisions.
§ 90-23
Watercourse alteration.
§ 90-23.1
Engineering analysis.
§ 90-24
Alterations in coastal areas.
§ 90-25
Development in riparian zones.
§ 90-26
Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
§ 90-27
Department records.
§ 90-28
Liability.
Article IV
Permits
§ 90-29
Permits required.
§ 90-30
Application for permit.
§ 90-31
Validity of permit.
§ 90-32
Expiration.
§ 90-33
Suspension or revocation.
Article V
Site Plans and Construction Documents
§ 90-34
Information for development in flood hazard areas.
§ 90-35
Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
§ 90-36
Analyses and certifications by licensed professional engineer.
§ 90-37
Submission of additional data.
Article VI
Inspections
§ 90-38
General.
§ 90-39
Inspections of development.
§ 90-40
Buildings and structures.
§ 90-41
Manufactured homes.
Article VII
Variances
§ 90-42
General.
§ 90-43
Historic structures.
§ 90-44
Functionally dependent uses.
§ 90-45
Restrictions in floodways.
§ 90-46
Considerations.
§ 90-47
Conditions for issuance.
Article VIII
Violations
§ 90-48
Violations.
§ 90-49
Authority.
§ 90-50
Unlawful continuance.
§ 90-51
Review period to correct violations.
Article IX
Definitions
§ 90-52
General.
§ 90-53
Definitions.
Article X
Subdivisions and Other Developments
§ 90-54
General.
§ 90-55
Subdivision requirements.
Article XI
Site Improvement
§ 90-56
Encroachment in floodways.
§ 90-56.1
Prohibited in floodways.
§ 90-57
Sewer facilities.
§ 90-58
Water facilities.
§ 90-59
Storm drainage.
§ 90-60
Streets and sidewalks.
§ 90-61
Limitations on placement of fill.
§ 90-62
Hazardous materials.
Article XII
Manufactured Homes
§ 90-63
General.
§ 90-64
Elevation.
§ 90-65
Foundations.
§ 90-66
Anchoring.
§ 90-67
Enclosures.
§ 90-68
Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
Article XIII
Recreational Vehicles
§ 90-69
Placement prohibited.
§ 90-70
Temporary placement.
§ 90-71
Permanent placement.
Article XIV
Tanks
§ 90-72
Tanks.
Article XV
Other Development and Building Work
§ 90-73
General requirements for other development and building work.
§ 90-74
Requirements for habitable buildings and structures.
§ 90-75
Garages and accessory storage structures.
§ 90-76
Fences.
§ 90-77
Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
§ 90-78
Swimming pools.
§ 90-79
Roads and watercourse crossings.
Article XVI
Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
§ 90-80
Temporary structures.
§ 90-81
Temporary storage.
§ 90-82
Floodway encroachment.
Article XVII
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
§ 90-83
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
§ 90-84
Flood loads.
§ 90-85
Elevation.
§ 90-86
Enclosures below base flood elevation.
§ 90-87
Flood-damage-resistant materials.
§ 90-88
Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.