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Borough of Medford Lakes, NJ
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 127 Flood Damage Prevention
Chapter 127
Flood Damage Prevention
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Medford Lakes
4-25-2024
by
Ord. No. 703
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal of former Ch. 127, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted 12-13-2017 by Ord. No. 648.
Article I
Scope and Administration
§ 127-1
Title.
§ 127-2
Scope.
§ 127-3
Purposes and objectives.
§ 127-4
Coordination with building codes.
§ 127-5
Ordinary building maintenance and minor work.
§ 127-6
Warning.
§ 127-7
Other laws.
§ 127-8
Violations and penalties for noncompliance.
§ 127-8.1
Solid waste disposal in a flood hazard area.
§ 127-9
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
Article II
Applicability
§ 127-10
General.
§ 127-11
Establishment of flood hazard areas.
§ 127-12
Establishing the local design flood elevation (LDFE).
Article III
Duties and Powers of the Floodplain Administrator
§ 127-13
Floodplain Administrator designation.
§ 127-14
General.
§ 127-15
Coordination.
§ 127-16
Duties.
§ 127-17
Use of changed technical data.
§ 127-18
Other permits.
§ 127-19
Determination of local design flood elevations.
§ 127-20
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 127-21
Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
§ 127-22
Floodway encroachment.
§ 127-22.1
Floodway revisions.
§ 127-23
Watercourse alteration.
§ 127-23.1
Engineering analysis.
§ 127-24
Alterations in coastal areas.
§ 127-25
Development in riparian zones.
§ 127-26
Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
§ 127-27
Department records.
§ 127-28
Liability.
Article IV
Permits
§ 127-29
Permits required.
§ 127-30
Application for permit.
§ 127-31
Validity of permit.
§ 127-32
Expiration.
§ 127-33
Suspension or revocation.
Article V
Site Plans and Construction Documents
§ 127-34
Information for development in flood hazard areas.
§ 127-35
Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
§ 127-36
Analyses and certifications by a licensed professional engineer.
§ 127-37
Submission of additional data.
Article VI
Inspections
§ 127-38
General.
§ 127-39
Inspections of development.
§ 127-40
Buildings and structures.
§ 127-41
Manufactured homes.
Article VII
Variances
§ 127-42
General.
§ 127-43
Historic structures.
§ 127-44
Functionally dependent uses.
§ 127-45
Restrictions in floodways.
§ 127-46
Considerations.
§ 127-47
Conditions for issuance.
Article VIII
Violations
§ 127-48
Violations.
§ 127-49
Authority.
§ 127-50
Unlawful continuance.
§ 127-51
Review period to correct violations.
Article IX
Definitions
§ 127-52
General.
§ 127-53
Definitions.
Article X
Subdivisions and Other Developments
§ 127-54
General.
§ 127-55
Subdivision requirements.
Article XI
Site Improvement
§ 127-56
Encroachment in floodways.
§ 127-56.1
Prohibited in floodways.
§ 127-57
Sewer facilities.
§ 127-58
Water facilities.
§ 127-59
Storm drainage.
§ 127-60
Streets and sidewalks.
§ 127-61
Limitations on placement of fill.
§ 127-62
Hazardous materials.
Article XII
Manufactured Homes
§ 127-63
General.
§ 127-64
Elevation.
§ 127-65
Foundations.
§ 127-66
Anchoring.
§ 127-67
Enclosures.
§ 127-68
Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
Article XIII
Recreational Vehicles
§ 127-69
Placement prohibited.
§ 127-70
Temporary placement.
§ 127-71
Permanent placement.
Article XIV
Tanks
§ 127-72
Tanks.
Article XV
Other Development and Building Work
§ 127-73
General requirements for other development and building work.
§ 127-74
Requirements for habitable buildings and structures.
§ 127-75
Garages and accessory storage structures.
§ 127-76
Fences.
§ 127-77
Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
§ 127-78
Swimming pools.
§ 127-79
Roads and watercourse crossings.
Article XVI
Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
§ 127-80
Temporary structures.
§ 127-81
Temporary storage.
§ 127-82
Floodway encroachment.
Article XVII
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
§ 127-83
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
§ 127-84
Flood loads.
§ 127-85
Elevation.
§ 127-86
Enclosures below base flood elevation.
§ 127-87
Flood-damage-resistant materials.
§ 127-88
Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.