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City of Rahway, NJ
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Chapter 213 Flood Damage Prevention
Chapter 213
Flood Damage Prevention
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Rahway
8-7-2023
by
Ord. No. O-32-23
.
[1]
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 213, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted
11-12-2002
by
Ord. No. O-32-02
, as amended.
Article I
Scope and Administration
§ 213-1
Title.
§ 213-2
Scope.
§ 213-3
Purposes and objectives.
§ 213-4
Coordination with building codes.
§ 213-5
Ordinary building maintenance and minor work.
§ 213-6
Warning and disclaimer of liability.
§ 213-7
Effect on other laws.
§ 213-8
Violations and penalties.
§ 213-8.1
Solid waste disposal in flood hazard areas.
§ 213-9
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
Article II
Applicability
§ 213-10
Applicability to development.
§ 213-11
Establishment of flood hazard areas.
§ 213-12
Local design flood elevation (LDFE) established.
Article III
Duties and Powers of Floodplain Administrator
§ 213-13
Floodplain Administrator designated.
§ 213-14
Authority of Floodplain Administrator.
§ 213-15
Administration and enforcement coordination.
§ 213-16
Duties.
§ 213-17
Use of changed technical data.
§ 213-18
Other permits.
§ 213-19
Determination of local design flood elevations.
§ 213-20
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 213-21
Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
§ 213-22
Floodway encroachment.
§ 213-22.1
Floodway revisions.
§ 213-23
Watercourse alteration.
§ 213-23.1
Engineering analysis.
§ 213-24
Development in riparian zones.
§ 213-25
Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
§ 213-26
Department records.
§ 213-27
Liability.
Article IV
Permits
§ 213-28
Permits required.
§ 213-29
Application for permit.
§ 213-30
Validity of permit.
§ 213-31
Expiration.
§ 213-32
Suspension or revocation.
Article V
Site Plans and Construction Documents
§ 213-33
Information for development in flood hazard areas.
§ 213-34
Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
§ 213-35
Analyses and certifications by licensed professional engineer.
§ 213-36
Submission of additional data.
Article VI
Inspections
§ 213-37
General inspection provisions.
§ 213-38
Inspections of development.
§ 213-39
Buildings and structures.
§ 213-40
Manufactured homes.
Article VII
Variances
§ 213-41
Requests for variances.
§ 213-42
Historic structures.
§ 213-43
Functionally dependent uses.
§ 213-44
Restrictions in floodways.
§ 213-45
Considerations.
§ 213-46
Conditions for issuance.
Article VIII
Violations
§ 213-47
Violation criteria.
§ 213-48
Authority.
§ 213-49
Unlawful continuance.
§ 213-50
Review period to correct violations.
Article IX
Definitions
§ 213-51
Terms defined.
Article X
Subdivisions and Other Developments
§ 213-52
Proposal review.
§ 213-53
Subdivision requirements.
Article XI
Site Improvement
§ 213-54
Encroachment in floodways.
§ 213-54.1
Prohibited activities in floodways.
§ 213-55
Sewer facilities.
§ 213-56
Water facilities.
§ 213-57
Storm drainage.
§ 213-58
Streets and sidewalks.
§ 213-59
Limitations on placement of fill.
§ 213-60
Hazardous materials.
Article XII
Manufactured Homes
§ 213-61
Installation standards.
§ 213-62
Elevation.
§ 213-63
Foundations.
§ 213-64
Anchoring.
§ 213-65
Enclosures.
§ 213-66
Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
Article XIII
Recreational Vehicles
§ 213-67
Placement prohibited.
§ 213-68
Temporary placement.
§ 213-69
Permanent placement.
Article XIV
Tanks
§ 213-70
Underground and aboveground tanks.
Article XV
Other Development and Building Work
§ 213-71
General requirements for other development and building work.
§ 213-72
Requirements for habitable buildings and structures.
§ 213-73
Garages and accessory storage structures.
§ 213-74
Fences.
§ 213-75
Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
§ 213-76
Swimming pools.
§ 213-77
Roads and watercourse crossings.
Article XVI
Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
§ 213-78
Temporary structures.
§ 213-79
Temporary storage.
§ 213-80
Floodway encroachment.
Article XVII
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
§ 213-81
Utility and miscellaneous Group U.
§ 213-82
Flood loads.
§ 213-83
Elevation.
§ 213-84
Enclosures below base flood elevation.
§ 213-85
Flood-damage-resistant materials.
§ 213-86
Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.