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Timestamp: 2020-01-29 02:44:42
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109']

City of Trenton, NJ Administration
Ch 109 Art IV Administration
§ 109-12 Establishment of development permit.
§ 109-13 Designation of local administrator.
§ 109-14 Duties and responsibilities of administrator.
§ 109-15 Variance procedure.
City of Trenton, NJ / The Code / Flood Damage Prevention
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 § 109-7. 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, and drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 109-17B; and
The Construction Official is hereby appointed to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
Duties of the Construction Official shall include, but not be limited to:
Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, assure that the encroachment provisions of § 109-18 are met.
Review all development permits in the Coastal A Zone area of the area of special flood hazard to determine if the proposed development alters the terrain or sand dunes so as to increase potential flood damage.
Review plans for walls to be used to enclose space below the base flood level in accordance with § 109-19B(4).
Use of other base flood and floodway data: When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with § 109-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the Construction Offical 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 § 109-17A, Residential construction, and § 109-17B, Nonresidential construction.
Information to be obtained and maintained:
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in § 109-12C.
In Coastal A Zone areas, certification shall be obtained from a registered professional engineer or architect that the provisions of § 109-19B(1) and (2)(a) and (b) are met.
Alteration of watercourses:
Notify adjacent communities and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Dam Safety and 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.
Substantial damage review:
Ensure that substantial improvements meet the requirements of § 109-17A, Residential construction, and § 109-17B, Nonresidential construction.
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 § 109-15.
The Board of Appeals as established by City Council shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
The 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 Board of Appeals, or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the (name of appropriate court), as provided in (statute).
In passing upon such applications, the Board of Appeals shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this chapter, and:
Upon consideration of the factors of § 109-15A(4) and the purposes of this chapter, the 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 1/2 acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing items (a) through (k) in § 109-15A(4) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
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 § 109-15A(4), or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.