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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 03:57:29
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Township of New Hanover, PA TECHNICAL PROVISIONS IN THE EVENT OF A VARIANCE BEING GRANTED
Ch 8 Pt 7 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS IN THE EVENT OF A VARIANCE BEING GRANTED
§ 8-701 General.
§ 8-702 Elevation and Floodproofing Requirements.
§ 8-703 Special Technical Requirements.
§ 8-704 Design and Construction Standards.
Part 7 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS IN THE EVENT OF A VARIANCE BEING GRANTED
Chapter 8 Floodplain Management Part 7 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS IN THE EVENT OF A VARIANCE BEING GRANTED
[Ord. 16-01, 3/28/2016, § 7.01]
In granting any variance, New Hanover Township shall attach the following technical provisions to the proposal for which the variance has been granted. These conditions and safeguards are necessary in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the municipality.
Pertaining to the Alteration or Relocation of Watercourse.
The municipality shall require technical or scientific data to be submitted to FEMA for a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) within six months of the completion of any new construction, development, or other activity resulting in changes in the BFE. A LOMR or Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) is required for:
Any development that causes a rise in the base flood elevations within the floodway;
Alteration or relocation of a stream (including but not limited to installing culverts and bridges.
Any new construction, development, uses or activities allowed by variance within any Floodplain Conservation District shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the provisions contained in this chapter and any other applicable codes, ordinances and regulations. In addition, when such development is proposed within the area measured 50 feet landward from the top of bank of any watercourse, a permit shall be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office.
[Ord. 16-01, 3/28/2016, § 7.02]
In AE, A1-30, and AH Zones, any new construction or substantial improvement shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated up to, or above, the regulatory flood elevation. The design and construction standards and specifications contained in the 2009 International Building Code (IBC) and in the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC) or the most recent revisions thereof and ASCE 24 and 34 Pa. Code (Chapters 401 through 405, as amended) shall be used.
In A Zones, where there are no base flood elevations specified on the FIRM, any new construction or substantial improvement shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated up to, or above, the regulatory flood elevation determined in accordance with § 8-402, Subsection 1D, of this chapter.
In A Zones, where there are no base flood elevations specified on the FIRM, any new construction or substantial improvement shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated or completely floodproofed up to, or above, the regulatory flood elevation determined in accordance with § 8-402, Subsection 1D, of this chapter.
The design and construction standards and specifications contained in the 2009 International Building Code (IBC) and in the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC) or the most recent revisions thereof and ASCE 24 and 34 Pa. Code (Chapters 401 through 405, as amended) shall be used.
Minimum of two openings having a net total area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed space.
Structures accessory to a principal building need not be elevated or floodproofed to remain dry, but shall comply, at a minimum, with the following requirements:
[Ord. 16-01, 3/28/2016, § 7.03]
Development Which May Endanger Human Life. In accordance with the Pennsylvania Flood Plain Management Act,[1] and the regulations adopted by the Department of Community and Economic Development as required by the Act, any new or substantially improved structure which will be used for the production or storage of any of the following dangerous materials or substances; or, will be used for any activity requiring the maintenance of a supply of more than 550 gallons, or other comparable volume, of any of the following dangerous materials or substances on the premises; or, will involve the production, storage, or use of any amount of radioactive substances; shall be subject to the provisions of this section, in addition to all other applicable provisions. The following list of materials and substances are considered dangerous to human life:
Where permitted by a variance within the floodplain area, any new or substantially improved structure of the kind described in Subsection 1, above, shall be:
Elevated or designed and constructed to remain completely dry up to at least 1 1/2 feet above the base flood elevation; and
[Ord. 16-01, 3/28/2016, § 7.04]
The following minimum standards shall apply for all construction and development proposed within any Floodplain Conservation District:
Be no steeper than one foot vertical to two feet horizontal, unless substantiated data justifying steeper slopes are submitted to, and approved by the Floodplain Administrator; and
Storage. All materials that are buoyant, flammable, explosive, or in times of flooding could be injurious to human, animal, or plant life, and not listed in § 8-703, Subsection 1, Development Which May Endanger Human Life, shall be stored at or above the regulatory flood elevation and/or floodproofed to the maximum extent possible.
The Standards and Specifications contained 34 Pa. Code (Chapters 401 though 405), as amended, and not limited to the following provisions, shall apply to the above and other sections and subsections of this chapter, to the extent that they are more restrictive and/or supplement the requirements of this chapter.