Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas shown as Zone AE on the FEMA flood insurance rate map.
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Special floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. no increase in flood elevation
No new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot.
- Uses per underlying districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Development and use of land shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the underlying district, provided compliance with floodproofing and related provisions.
Other
Manufactured homes shall be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor is at or above the base flood elevation and anchored.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. pier heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.36 in
Manufactured homes in existing parks may have chassis supported on piers at least 36 inches high.
- Recreational vehicle restriction
Recreational vehicles must be on site fewer than 180 consecutive days, or be fully licensed and ready for highway use, or meet elevation and anchoring requirements.
- Site plan flood information
Site plans shall include elevation of lowest floor, floodproofing elevation, 100-year flood elevation, and topographic information.
- Utility design criteria
Sanitary sewer, water, drainage, and other utilities shall be designed to minimize flood damage and infiltration.
- Zoning permit required
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain district shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a zoning permit.
From the ordinance
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special floodplain district, designated as zones AE on the flood rate insurance map, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the town.