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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 00:26:14+00:00

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§ 132-2 Findings of fact.
§ 132-3 Statement of purpose.
§ 132-4 Methods of reducing flood losses.
§ 132-5 Definitions and word usage.
§ 132-7 Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard.
§ 132-8 Compliance required; violation and penalties.
§ 132-9 Intent; more stringent provisions to prevail.
§ 132-11 Warning; disclaimer of liability.
§ 132-13 Designation of administrator.
§ 132-14 Duties and responsibilities of the Chief Construction Official.
§ 132-16 Conditions for variances.
§ 132-17 General standards for flood hazard reduction.
§ 132-18 Specific standards for flood hazard reduction.
The Legislature of the State of New Jersey has in N.J.S.A. 40:48-1 et seq., delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Cresskill, State of New Jersey, does ordain as follows.
The flood hazard areas of the Borough of Cresskill are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
Controlling the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels and natural protective barriers which help accommodate or channel floodwaters.
A request for a review of the governing body's interpretation of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance.
A designated AO, AH or VO Zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a one-percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
A wall that is part of the structural support of the building and is intended, through its design and construction, to collapse under specific lateral loading forces without causing damage to the elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials located within the area of special flood hazard.
A nonbasement building built, in the case of a building in an area of special flood hazard, to have the top of the elevated floor or, in the case of a building in a coastal high hazard area, to have the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the elevated floor elevated above the ground level by means of piling, columns (posts and piers) or shear walls parallel to the flow of the water and adequately anchored so as not to impair the structural integrity of the building during a flood up to the magnitude of the base flood. In an area of special flood hazard, "elevated building" also includes a building elevated by means of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls with openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of floodwaters.
The official report provided in which the Federal Insurance Administration has provided flood profiles as well as the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for the parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement is not considered a building's "lowest floor," provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of other applicable elevation design requirements.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by the municipality.
A vehicle which is built on a single chassis, 400 square feet or less when measured at the longest horizontal projections, designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck and designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational camping, travel or seasonal use.
Includes substantial improvements and means the date the building permit was issued, provided that the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The "actual start" means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of a slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns or any work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation such as clearing, grading and filling, nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways, nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings or piers or foundations or the erection of temporary forms, nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual "start of construction" means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
A walled and roofed building, a manufactured home or a gas and liquid storage tank that is principally above ground.
This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of the Borough of Cresskill.
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled the "Flood Insurance Study of Bergen County, New Jersey," with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map Panels 203, 204, 210, 211, 212 and 220 of 332, dated September 20, 1995, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study is on file at the Cresskill Municipal Building, 67 Union Avenue, Cresskill, New Jersey, 07626.
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted or altered without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly violates a provision of this chapter or a rule, regulation or order adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $2,500 for each offense and any person who otherwise violates a provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $1,500 for each offense, both to be collected by the Department in a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law" (N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1 et seq.), and in any court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce said Penalty Enforcement Law. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. The Department is hereby authorized and empowered to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty under this section in such amount in the discretion of the Department as may appear appropriate and equitable under all of the circumstances. All moneys recovered in any such action, together with the costs recovered therein, shall be paid to the Environmental Services Fund. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Borough of Cresskill from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate or impair any existing easements, covenants or deed restrictions. However, where this chapter and another chapter, easement, covenant or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This chapter does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazard or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages.
This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the governing body of the Borough of Cresskill, any officer or employee thereof or the Federal Insurance Administration for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
The elevation, in relation to sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures.
The elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any structure has been floodproofed.
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 132-18B.
The Chief Construction Official is hereby appointed to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway and assure that the encroachment provisions of § 132-19A are met.
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with § 132-7, Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard, the Chief Construction Official shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source in order to administer § 132-18A, Specific standards, residential construction, and § 132-18B, Specific standards, nonresidential construction.
Obtain and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures and whether or not the structure contains a basement.
Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level).
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in § 132-12C.
Notify adjacent communities and the state coordinating agency prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration.
Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. The Chief Construction Official shall make interpretations where needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual filed conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in §§ 132-15 and 132-16.
The Planning Board, as established by the Borough of Cresskill, shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
The Planning Board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision or determination made by the Chief Construction Official in the enforcement or administration of this chapter.
Those aggrieved by the decision of the Chief Construction Official, or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the Borough Planning Board as provided in § 38-37.
Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of 1/2 acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, provided that the items in § 132-15D have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required to issuing the variance increases.
A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public as identified in § 132-15D or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage.
Nonresidential construction. New construction and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall either have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to the level of the base flood elevation or be floodproofed so that below the base flood level the structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water, have structural components capable of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy and be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect that the design and methods of construction are in accordance with accepted standards of practice for meeting the applicable provisions of this subsection. Such certification shall be provided to the official as set forth in § 132-14C(2).
Manufactured homes shall be anchored in accordance with § 132-17A(2).
Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development unless a technical evaluation demonstrates that encroachment shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
If the provisions of Subsection A are satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of §§ 132-17 through 132-19.

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