In accordance with the administrative regulations
promulgated by the Department of Community and Economic Development
to implement the Pennsylvania Floodplain Management Act, the following activities shall be prohibited within any
identified floodplain area unless a special permit has been issued
by the Borough of Riverside:
A. The commencement of any of the following activities,
or the construction, enlargement, or expansion of any structure used,
or intended to be used, for any of the following activities:
B. The commencement of, or any construction of, a new
manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision, or substantial
improvement to an existing manufactured home park or manufactured
home subdivision.
Applicants for special permits shall provide
five copies of the following items:
A. A written request, including a completed building
permit application form.
B. A small-scale map showing the vicinity in which the
proposed site is located.
C. A plan of the entire site, clearly and legibly drawn
at a scale of one inch being equal to 100 feet or less, showing the
following:
(1) North arrow, scale and date;
(2) Topography based upon the North American Vertical
Datum of 1929, showing existing and proposed contours at intervals
of two feet;
(3) All property and lot lines, including dimensions,
and the size of the site expressed in acres or square feet;
(4) The location of all existing streets, drives, other
accessways, and parking areas, with information concerning widths,
pavement types and construction, and elevations;
(5) The location of any existing bodies of water or watercourses,
buildings, structures and other public or private facilities, including
railroad tracks and facilities, and any other natural and man-made
features affecting, or affected by, the proposed activity or development;
(6) The location of the floodplain boundary line, information
and spot elevations concerning the one-hundred-year-flood elevations,
and information concerning the flow of water, including direction
and velocities;
(7) The location of all proposed buildings, structures,
utilities, and any other improvements; and
(8) Any other information which the municipality considers
necessary for adequate review of the application.
D. Plans of all proposed buildings, structures and other
improvements, clearly and legibly drawn at a suitable scale, showing
the following:
(1) Sufficiently detailed architectural or engineering
drawings, including floor plans, sections, and exterior building elevations,
as appropriate;
(2) For any proposed building, the elevation of the lowest
floor (including basement) and, as required, the elevation of any
other floor;
(3) Complete information concerning flood depths, pressures,
velocities, impact and uplift forces, and other factors associated
with the one-hundred-year flood;
(4) Detailed information concerning any proposed floodproofing
measures;
(5) Cross-section drawings for all proposed streets, drives,
other accessways, and parking areas, showing all rights-of-way and
pavement widths;
(6) Profile drawings for all proposed streets, drives,
and vehicular accessways, including existing and proposed grades;
and
(7) Plans and profiles of all proposed sanitary and storm
sewer systems, water supply systems, and any other utilities and facilities.
E. The following data and documentation:
(1) Certification from the applicant that the site upon
which the activity or development is proposed is an existing separate
and single parcel, owned by the applicant or the client he/she represents;
(2) Certification from a registered professional engineer,
architect, or landscape architect that the proposed construction has
been adequately designed to protect against damage from the one-hundred-year
flood;
(3) A statement, certified by a registered professional
engineer, architect, landscape architect, or other qualified person,
which contains a complete and accurate description of the nature and
extent of pollution that might possibly occur from the development
during the course of a one-hundred-year flood, including a statement
concerning the effects such pollution may have on human life;
(4) A statement, certified by a registered professional
engineer, architect, or landscape architect, which contains a complete
and accurate description of the effects the proposed development will
have on one-hundred-year-flood elevations and flows;
(5) A statement, certified by a registered professional
engineer, architect, or landscape architect, which contains a complete
and accurate description of the kinds and amounts of any loose buoyant
materials or debris that may possibly exist or be located on the site
below the one-hundred-year-flood elevation and the effects such materials
and debris may have on one-hundred-year-flood elevations and flows;
(6) The appropriate component of the Department of Environmental
Protection's "Planning Module for Land Development;"
(7) Where any excavation or grading is proposed, a plan
meeting the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection
to implement and maintain erosion and sedimentation control;
(8) Any other applicable permits, such as, but not limited
to, a permit for any activity regulated by the Department of Environmental
Protection under Section 302 of Act 1978-166; and
(9) An evacuation plan which fully explains the manner
in which the site will be safely evacuated before or during the course
of a one-hundred-year flood.
Upon receipt of an application for a special permit by the Riverside Borough, the following procedures shall apply in addition to those of Article
III:
A. Within three working days following receipt of the
application, a complete copy of the application and all accompanying
documentation shall be forwarded to the County Planning Commission,
by registered or certified mail, for its review and recommendations.
Copies of the application shall also be forwarded to the Riverside
Borough Planning Commission and the Engineer of Riverside Borough
for review and comment.
B. If an application is received that is incomplete,
the Riverside Borough Council shall notify the applicant in writing,
stating in what respect the application is deficient.
C. If the Riverside Borough Council decides to disapprove
an application, it shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the
reasons for the disapproval.
D. If the Riverside Borough Council approves an application,
it shall file written notification, together with the application
and all pertinent information, with the Department of Community and
Economic Development, by registered or certified mail, within five
working days after the date of approval.
E. Before issuing the special permit, the Riverside Borough
Council shall allow the Department of Community and Economic Development
30 days, after receipt of the notification by the Department, to review
the application and decision made by the Riverside Borough Council.
F. If the Riverside Borough does not receive any communication
from the Department of Community and Economic Development during the
thirty-day review period, it may issue a special permit to the applicant.
G. If the Department of Community and Economic Development
should decide to disapprove an application, it shall notify the Riverside
Borough and the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval,
and the Riverside Borough shall not issue the special permit.