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Borough of Hopatcong, NJ
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 124 Floodplain Management
Chapter 124
Floodplain Management
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hopatcong
9-18-2024
by
Ord. No. 14-2024
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 124, Floodplain Management, adopted
7-6-2011
by
Ord. No. 15-2011
, as amended.
Article I
Scope and Administration
§ 124-1
Title.
§ 124-2
Scope.
§ 124-3
Purposes and objectives.
§ 124-4
Coordination with building codes.
§ 124-5
Ordinary building maintenance and minor work.
§ 124-6
Warning.
§ 124-7
Other laws.
§ 124-8
Violations and penalties for noncompliance.
§ 124-9
Solid waste disposal in a flood hazard area.
§ 124-10
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
Article II
Applicability
§ 124-11
General.
§ 124-12
Establishment of flood hazard areas.
§ 124-13
Establishing the local design flood elevation (LDFE).
Article III
Duties and Powers of the Floodplain Administrator
§ 124-14
Floodplain Administrator designation.
§ 124-15
General.
§ 124-16
Coordination.
§ 124-17
Duties.
§ 124-18
Use of changed technical data.
§ 124-19
Other permits.
§ 124-20
Determination of local design flood elevations.
§ 124-21
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 124-22
Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
§ 124-23
Floodway encroachment.
§ 124-24
Floodway revisions.
§ 124-25
Watercourse alteration.
§ 124-26
Engineering analysis.
§ 124-27
Alterations in coastal areas.
§ 124-28
Development in riparian zones.
§ 124-29
Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
§ 124-30
Department records.
§ 124-31
Liability.
Article IV
Site Plans and Construction Documents
§ 124-32
Information for development in flood hazard areas.
§ 124-33
Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
§ 124-34
Analyses and certifications by a licensed professional engineer.
§ 124-35
Submission of additional data.
Article V
Inspections
§ 124-36
General.
§ 124-37
Inspections of development.
§ 124-38
Buildings and structures.
§ 124-39
Manufactured homes.
Article VI
Variances
§ 124-40
General.
§ 124-41
Historic structures.
§ 124-42
Functionally dependent uses.
§ 124-43
Restrictions in floodways.
§ 124-44
Considerations.
§ 124-45
Conditions for issuance.
Article VII
Violations
§ 124-46
Violations.
§ 124-47
Authority.
§ 124-48
Unlawful continuance.
§ 124-49
Review period to correct violations.
Article VIII
Definitions
§ 124-50
General.
§ 124-51
Definitions.
Article IX
Subdivisions and Other Developments
§ 124-52
General.
§ 124-53
Subdivision requirements.
Article X
Site Improvement
§ 124-54
Encroachment in floodways.
§ 124-55
Prohibited in floodways.
§ 124-56
Sewer facilities.
§ 124-57
Water facilities.
§ 124-58
Storm drainage.
§ 124-59
Streets and sidewalks.
§ 124-60
Limitations on placement of fill.
§ 124-61
Hazardous materials.
Article XI
Manufactured Homes
§ 124-62
General.
§ 124-63
Elevation.
§ 124-64
Foundations.
§ 124-65
Anchoring.
§ 124-66
Enclosures.
§ 124-67
Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
Article XII
Recreational Vehicles
§ 124-68
Placement prohibited.
§ 124-69
Temporary placement.
§ 124-70
Permanent placement.
Article XIII
Tanks
§ 124-71
Tanks.
Article XIV
Other Development and Building Work
§ 124-72
General requirements for other development and building work.
§ 124-73
Requirements for habitable buildings and structures.
§ 124-74
Garages and accessory storage structures.
§ 124-75
Fences.
§ 124-76
Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
§ 124-77
Swimming pools.
§ 124-78
Roads and watercourse crossings.
Article XV
Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
§ 124-79
Temporary structures.
§ 124-80
Temporary storage.
§ 124-81
Floodway encroachment.
Article XVI
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
§ 124-82
Utility and miscellaneous Group U.
§ 124-83
Flood loads.
§ 124-84
Elevation.
§ 124-85
Enclosures below base flood elevation.
§ 124-86
Flood-damage-resistant materials.
§ 124-87
Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.