Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas within the Floodway DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. as delineated on the FIRM, defined as the channel of a river or other watercourse and adjacent land areas that must be reserved to discharge the base flood without increasing water surface elevation more than one foot.
Uses
Permitted by right29
- general farming
- pasture
- grazing
- outdoor plant nurseries
- horticulture
- truck farming
- forestry
- sod farming
- wild crop harvesting
- park
- day camps
- picnic grounds
- golf courses
- boat launching
- swimming areas
- hiking trails
- horseback trails
- wildlife preserves
- nature preserves
- game farms
- fish hatcheries
- hunting areas
- fishing areas
- yard areas
- gardens
- play areas
- pervious loading areas
- pervious parking areas
- airport landing strips
Conditional / special use13
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- CLOMR required for development increasing water surface elevation
Development activities which increase the water surface elevation of the base flood may be allowed, provided that the applicant first applies - with the locality's endorsement - for a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR), and receives the approval of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- No encroachments that increase flood levels
No encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis ... that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
From the ordinance
Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis ... that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels.