Section 12.04.210

Floodplain

• Projects within floodway prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Due to its extremely hazardous nature, projects within the floodway shall not be approved. Exceptions shall include utilities and public structures necessary to serve existing uses where there is no other feasible location and construction will not increase hazards to life or property within or adjacent to the floodplain.

• Management Plan required

  If Standard 2 above effectively precludes development of the project or a revised project, a Management Plan, prepared by a registered professional engineer and consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards, shall be prepared that minimizes impacts to the floodplain.

• Retention/detention facilities required

  Projects that may result in flood damage to downstream land uses shall not be allowed. Where determined necessary, retention/detention facilities shall be designed to protect downstream users and ensure that the water surface returns to its base elevation within twenty-four (24) hours after the storm event.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from 100-year floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.100 ft

  Within one hundred (100') feet of the 100-year floodplain.

• Use Permit required for development within 100-year floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.

  Development, including the placement of fill, within the 100-year floodplain shall require a Use Permit and shall comply with the standards of Title 18, Floodplain Management Regulations.