Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas designated as AE or AH on the FIRM accompanying the FIS
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- ConditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. Letter of Map Revision required for exceeding 1 ft
Development activities which increase the water surface elevation by more than one foot may be allowed, provided that the applicant applies for a Conditional Letter of Map Revision and receives FEMA approval.
- Maximum water surface elevation increase1 ft
No new construction, substantial improvements, or other development 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.
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 flood hazard, designated as Zones A1-30, AE, or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot.