Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
The Flood Plain Districts described above shall be overlays to the existing underlying districts as shown on the Official Zoning Ordinance Map, and as such, the provisions for the Flood Plain Districts shall serve as a supplement to the underlying district provisions. In any conflict between the provisions or requirements of the Flood Plain Districts and those of any underlying district, the more restrictive provisions and/or those pertaining to the Flood Plain Districts shall apply.
Other
- Building permit required
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any Flood Plain District shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a building permit.
- Drainage design
All storm drainage facilities shall be designed to convey the flow of surface waters without damage to persons or property. The system shall insure drainage away from buildings and on-site waste disposal sites. The facilities shall be designed to prevent discharge of excess runoff onto adjacent properties.
- Electrical panel elevation3 ft
Electrical distribution panels shall be placed at least three feet above the 100-year flood elevation.
- FillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. lateral extent15 ft
If fill is used, it shall extend laterally at least 15 feet beyond the building line from all points.
It shall be no steeper than one vertical to two horizontal, unless substantiated data justifying steeper slopes is submitted to and approved by the Building Official.
- Sanitary sewer design
All new or replacement sanitary sewer facilities, and private package sewage treatment plants (including all pumping stations and collector systems) shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into the flood waters.
- Street design
Streets and sidewalks should be designed to minimize their potential for increasing and aggravating the levels of flood flow. Drainage openings shall be required to sufficiently discharge flood flows without unduly increasing flood heights.
- Water facility design
All new or replacement water facilities shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system, and be located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damages.
From the ordinance
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any Flood Plain District shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a building permit. ... Electrical distribution panels shall be placed at least three feet above the 100-year flood elevation. ... Fill shall extend laterally at least 15 feet beyond the building line from all points; it shall consist of soil or small rock materials only. ... It shall be no steeper than one vertical to two horizontal.