Source: https://www.ecode360.com/35433135
Timestamp: 2020-05-24 21:26:43
Document Index: 560702739

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 17', '§ 60']

Borough of Matawan, NJ Flood Damage Prevention
§ 19-1 STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.
§ 19-1.1 Statutory Authorization.
§ 19-1.2 Findings of Fact.
§ 19-1.3 Statement of Purpose.
§ 19-1.4 Methods of Reducing Flood Losses.
§ 19-3 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§ 19-3.1 Lands to Which This Chapter Applies.
§ 19-3.2 Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard.
§ 19-3.3 Penalties for Noncompliance.
§ 19-3.4 Abrogation and Greater Restrictions.
§ 19-3.5 Interpretation.
§ 19-3.6 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability.
§ 19-4 ADMINISTRATION.
§ 19-4.1 Establishment of Development Permit.
§ 19-4.2 Designation of the Local Administrator.
§ 19-4.3 Duties and Responsibilities of the Administrator.
§ 19-4.4 Variance Procedure.
§ 19-5 PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION.
§ 19-5.1 General Standards.
§ 19-5.2 Specific Standards.
Chapter 19 Flood Damage Prevention
[Prior ordinance history includes portions of 1971 Code §§ 17-1.1 through 17-5.2 and Ordinance No. 09-17]
[Ord. No. 2018-04]
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 public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Matawan, of Monmouth County, New Jersey does ordain as follows.
The flood hazard areas of the Borough of Matawan 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.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this ordinance its most reasonable application.
Shall mean areas subject to inundation by 1-percent-annual-chance shallow flooding (usually areas of ponding) where average depths are between one and three feet. Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) derived from detailed hydraulic analyses are shown in this zone.
Shall mean areas subject to inundation by 1-percent-annual-chance shallow flooding (usually sheet flow on sloping terrain) where average depths are between one and three feet.
Shall mean a request for a review of the Construction Official's interpretation of any provision of this ordinance or a request for a variance.
Shall mean a designated AO or AH Zone on a community's Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) with a one percent annual or greater 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.
Shall mean the land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. It is shown on the FIRM as Zone V, VE, V1-30, A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99, or AH.
Shall mean a flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
Shall mean the flood elevation shown on a published Flood Insurance Study (FIS) including the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). For Zones AE, AH, AO, and A1-30 the elevation represents the water surface elevation resulting from a flood that has a 1-percent or greater chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. For Zones VE and V1-30 the elevation represents the stillwater elevation (SWEL) plus wave effect (BFE = SWEL + wave effect) resulting from a flood that has a 1-percent or greater chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
Shall mean any manmade 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.
Shall mean a non-basement building (i) built, in the case of a building in an Area of Special Flood Hazard, to have the top of the elevated floor, elevated above the base flood elevation plus freeboard by means of piling, columns (posts and piers), or shear walls parallel to the flow of the water, and (ii) 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 flood waters.
Shall mean the process of gradual wearing away of land masses.
Shall mean 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 before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Shall mean any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.
Shall mean a factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level for purposes of flood plain management. "Freeboard" tends to compensate for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights greater than the height calculated for a selected size flood conditions, such as wave action, bridge openings, and the hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed.
Shall mean the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed or existing walls of a structure.
Shall mean the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, useable 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 to render the structure in violation of other applicable non-elevation design requirements of 44 CFR Section 60.3.
Shall mean a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle".
(For other than new construction or substantial improvements under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P.L. No. 97-348)) includes substantial improvements and means the date the building permit was issued, provided 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 pilings, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation.
Shall mean a walled and roofed building, a manufactured home, or a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground.
Shall mean damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its condition before damage would equal or exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
Shall mean any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either:
Shall mean a grant of relief from the requirements of this ordinance that permits construction in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by this ordinance.
Shall mean the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with this ordinance. A new or substantially improved structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in 44 CFR § 60.3(b)(5), (c)(4), (c)(10), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided.
This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the Borough of Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
The areas of special flood hazard for the Borough of Matawan, Community No. 340311 are identified and defined on the following documents prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
A scientific and engineering report "Flood Insurance Study, Monmouth County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)" dated June 20, 2018.
"Flood Insurance Rate Map for Monmouth County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)" as shown on Index and panel(s), 34025C0036G, 34025C0038F, whose effective date is June 20, 2018.
The above documents are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this ordinance. The Flood Insurance Study, maps and advisory documents are on file at 201 Broad Street, Matawan, New Jersey 07747.
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, relocated to, 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 violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both, for each violation, and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses involved in the case. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Borough of Matawan from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
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 ordinance does not imply that land outside the area of special flood hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages.
This chapter shall not create liability on the part of Borough of Matawan, 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.
A Development Permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins, including placement of manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in Subsection 19-3.2. Application for a Development Permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Construction Official and may include, but not be limited to; plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing.
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in Subsection 19-5.2b; and,
Use of Other Base Flood Data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with Subsection 19-3.2, Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard, the Construction Official shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a Federal, State or other source, in order to administer Subsections 19-5.2a, Specific Standards, Residential Construction, and 19-5.2b, Specific Standards, Nonresidential Construction.
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in subsection 19-4.1c.
Notify adjacent communities and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Flood Control Section and the Land Use Regulation Program prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration.
After an event resulting in building damages, assess the damage to structures due to flood and non-flood causes.
Record and maintain the flood and non-flood damage of substantial damage structures and provide a letter of Substantial Damage Determination to the owner and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Flood Control Section.
Ensure substantial improvements meet the requirements of Subsections 19-5.2a, Specific Standards, Residential Construction, 19-5.2b, Specific Standards, Nonresidential Construction and 19-5.2c, Specific Standards, Manufactured Homes.
Interpretation of Firm Boundaries. Make interpretations where needed, as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Subsection 19-4.4.
[Ord. 2018-04]
The Unified Planning/Zoning Board of Appeals as established by the Borough of Matawan shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
The Unified Planning/Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Construction Official in the enforcement or administration of this chapter.
Those aggrieved by the decision of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board of Appeals, or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the Superior Court of New Jersey, as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
In passing upon such applications, the Unified Planning/Zoning Board of Appeals shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this chapter, and:
The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program of that area;
Upon consideration of the factors of subsection 19-4.4a4 and the purposes of this chapter, the Unified Planning/Zoning Board of Appeals may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing items (a-k) in subsection 19-4.4a4 have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one-half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant; and,
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 subsection 19-4.4a4; or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
In all areas of special flood hazards compliance with the applicable requirements of the Uniform Construction Code (NJAC 5:23) and the following standards, whichever is more restrictive, is required:
All subdivision proposals and other proposed new development shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage; and,
In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data have been provided as set forth in Subsection 19-3.2, Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard or in Subsection 19-4.3b, Use of Other Base Flood Data, the following standards are required:
New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure located in an A or AE Zone shall have the lowest floor, including basement together with the attendant utilities (including all electrical, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other service equipment) and sanitary facilities, elevated at or above base flood elevation plus one foot or as required by ASCE/SEI 24-14, Table 2-1, whichever is more restrictive;
Require within any AO or AH Zone on the municipality's FIRM that all new construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement together with the attendant utilities and sanitary facilities, elevated above the depth number specified in feet plus (1) foot, above the highest adjacent grade (at least three feet if no depth number is specified). And, require adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.
In an Area of Special Flood Hazard, all new construction and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure located in an A or AE Zone shall have the lowest floor, including basement together with the attendant utilities and sanitary facilities as well as all electrical, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other service equipment either:
Require within any AO or AH Zone on the municipality's DFIRM to elevate above the depth number specified in feet plus one foot, above the highest adjacent grade (at least three feet if no depth number is specified). And, require adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures;
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 subsection 19-4.3c2b.
Manufactured homes shall be anchored in accordance with Subsection 19-5.1a2.
Be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage,
Be constructed to minimize flood damage,
Have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage,