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Township of Carneys Point, NJ Flood Damage Prevention
Methods for reducing flood losses.
Designation of Construction Code Official.
Powers and duties of Construction Code Official.
of the Township of Carneys Point 5-26-1982 as Ord. No. 359. Sections
106-8 and 106-14A(3) amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 106: Flood Damage Prevention
The Legislature of the State of New Jersey has,
in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-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
Township Committee of Carneys Point Township, Salem County, New Jersey,
does ordain as follows.
A. The flood hazard areas of Carneys Point Township are
relief and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect
of obstructions in areas of special flood hazard which increase flood
heights and velocities and, when inadequately anchored, damage uses
in other areas. Uses that are inadequately floodproofed, elevated
or otherwise protected from flood damage also contribute to the flood
streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;
minimize future flood blight areas;
In order to accomplish its purposes, this chapter
A. Restricting or prohibiting uses which are dangerous
to health, safety and property due to water or erosion hazards or
which result in damaging increases in erosion or in flood heights
B. Requiring that uses vulnerable to floods, including
C. Controlling the alteration of natural floodplains,
stream channels and natural protective barriers, which help accommodate
or channel floodwaters.
E. Preventing or regulating the construction of flood
barriers which will unnaturally divert floodwaters or which may increase
flood hazards in other areas.
A request for a review of the Construction Code Official's
A designated AO or VO Zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet; a clearly
defined channel does not exist; the path of flooding is unpredictable
and indeterminate; and velocity flow may be evident.
ground level) on all sides.[Added 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
to the elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system.[Added 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations
located within the area of special flood hazard.
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 which is adequately anchored so as not to impair the structural
integrity of the building during a flood of 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
of breakaway walls.[Added 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARK OR MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION[Repealed 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARK OR MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION[Repealed 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
The official report provided in which the Federal Insurance
Administration has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Insurance
Rate Maps and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
0.2 foot.[Added 10-26-1988 by Ord. No. 442]
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 nonelevation design requirements.[Added 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
travel trailers and other similar vehicles.[Added 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land divided into two or
more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.[Added 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
MOBILE HOME[Repealed 4-8-1987 by Ord. No.
NEW MOBILE HOME PARK OR MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION[Repealed 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P.L. 97-348), includes substantial
beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement of a manufactured
units or not part of the main structure.[Amended 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
storage tank, that is principally above ground.
comply with existing state or local health, sanitary or safety code
specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions;
(2) Any alteration of a structure listed on the
National Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic
flood hazard within the jurisdiction of Carneys Point Township.
[Amended 2-17-2016 by Ord. No. 911]
The areas of special flood hazard identified
by the Federal Insurance Administration in its most recently accepted
scientific and engineering report entitled the “Flood Insurance
Study for the Township of Carneys Point, New Jersey,” with accompanying
Flood Insurance Rate Maps, is hereby adopted by reference and declared
to be a part of this chapter. The most current Flood Insurance Study
is on file in the Administration Building, Walker Avenue and “D”
Street, Carneys Point, New Jersey 08069.
[Amended 5-20-1985 by Ord. No. 393; 2-17-2016 by Ord. No. 911]
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, specifically
including 44 CFR §§ 60.3(e) of the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP). 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 be
punished as provided in N.J.S.A. 5B:16A-13 and, in addition, shall
pay all costs and expenses involved in the case. Nothing herein contained
shall prevent Carneys Point Township from taking such other lawful
This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate
or impair any existing easements, covenants or deed restrictions.
However, where this chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant
or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more
In the interpretation and application of this
chapter, all provisions shall be:
C. Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers
create liability on the part of Carneys Point Township, any officer
or employee thereof or the Federal Insurance Administration for any
A. A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in § 106-7. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Construction Code 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.
(1) The elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the
lowest floor, including basement, of all structures.
(2) The elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which
(3) A certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 106-18B.
(4) A description of the extent to which any watercourse
The Construction Code Official is hereby appointed
Duties of the Construction Code Official shall
A. Permit review. The Construction Code Official shall:
(3) Review all development permits for compliance with
the provisions on encroachments.[Amended 5-20-1985 by Ord. No. 393]
B. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with § 106-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the Construction Code 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 § 106-18A, Residential construction, and § 106-18B, Nonresidential construction.[Amended 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
Code Official shall:
(1) 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.[Amended 10-26-1988 by Ord. No. 442]
(2) For all new or substantially improved floodproofed
(a) Verify and record the actual elevation, in relation
to mean sea level.
(b) Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in § 106-12B(3).
D. Alteration of watercourses. The Construction Code
(1) Notify adjacent communities and the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection prior to any alteration or relocation
of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal
or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying
E. Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. The Construction Code 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 field conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in §§ 106-15 and 106-16.
A. The Board of Adjustment as established by Carneys
Point Township shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances
B. The Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide appeals
when it is alleged that there is an error in any requirement, decision
or determination made by the Construction Code Official in the enforcement
C. Those aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Adjustment,
or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the Township Committee.
D. In passing upon such applications, the Board of Adjustment
specified in other sections of this ordinance and:
(1) The danger that materials may be swept onto their
(10) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate
(11) The costs of providing governmental services
during and after flood conditions, including the maintenance and repair
of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical
and water systems, and streets and bridges.
E. Upon consideration of the factors of § 106-15D and the purposes of this chapter, the Board of Adjustment may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
F. The Construction Code Official shall maintain the
records of all appeal actions, including technical information, and
report any variances to the Federal Insurance Administration upon
A. Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on lots 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 § 106-15D(1) through (11) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
Places or the State Inventory of Historic Places, without regard to
the procedures set forth in the remainder of this section.
C. Variances shall not be issued within any designated
flood-way if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge
D. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination
(3) A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, or extraordinary public expense or create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public as identified in § 106-15D or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
F. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall
be given written notice that the structure will be permitted to be
built with a lowest floor elevation below the base flood elevation
and that the cost of flood insurance will be commensurate with the
In all areas of special flood hazard, the following
(1) All new construction and substantial improvements
shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement
(2) All manufactured homes shall be anchored to resist
flotation, collapse or lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may
include but are not to be limited to use of over-the-top or frame
ties to ground anchors. This requirement is in addition to applicable
state and local anchoring requirements for resisting wind forces.[Amended 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
(3) Any additions to the mobile home shall be similarly
(2) All new construction and substantial improvements
(1) All new and replacement water supply systems shall
be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into
(2) New and replacement sanitary sewerage systems shall
the systems and discharge from the systems into floodwaters.
(3) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to
during conditions of flooding.[Added 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
(1) All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with
and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems located
lots or five acres, whichever is less.
improvements, fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are
subject to flooding shall be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic
certified by a registered professional engineer or architect or must
meet or exceed the following minimum criteria:[Added 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
(1) A minimum of two openings having a total net area
(2) The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than
(3) Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers or
other coverings or devices, provided that they permit the automatic
F. Area of special flood hazard. In all areas of special
flood hazard in which base flood elevation data has been provided
and no floodway has been designated, the cumulative effect of any
development, shall not increase the water surface elevation of the
base flood more than 0.2 foot at any point.[Added 10-26-1988 by Ord. No. 442]
In all areas of special flood hazard where base flood elevation data have been provided as set forth in § 106-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, or in § 106-14B, the following standards are required:
improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor,
including basement, elevated to or above the base flood elevation.
B. 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, together with
attendant utility and sanitary facilities, shall:
(1) Be floodproofed so that below the base flood level
the structure is watertight, with walls substantially impermeable
to the passage of water.
and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy.
(3) 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 § 106-14C(2).
C. Manufactured homes.[Amended 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 416]
(1) Manufactured homes shall be anchored in accordance with § 106-17A(2).
improved within an area of special flood hazard shall be elevated
on a permanent foundation such that the top of the lowest floor is
at or above the base flood elevation.