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Village of Mill Neck, NY Flood Damage Protection
§ 61-1 Findings.
§ 61-2 Statement of purpose.
§ 61-3 Objectives.
§ 61-4 Definitions.
§ 61-5 Applicability.
§ 61-6 Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard.
§ 61-7 Interpretation and conflict with other provisions.
§ 61-8 Severability.
§ 61-9 Penalties for offenses.
§ 61-10 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
§ 61-11 Designation of local administrator.
§ 61-12 Floodplain development permits.
§ 61-13 Application for a permit.
§ 61-14 Duties and responsibilities of local administrator.
§ 61-15 General construction standards.
§ 61-16 Construction standards for all structures.
§ 61-17 Standards for residential structures (except coastal high-hazard areas).
§ 61-18 Standards for residential structures (coastal high-hazard areas).
§ 61-19 Standards for nonresidential structures (except coastal high-hazard areas).
§ 61-20 Standards for nonresidential structures (coastal high-hazard areas).
§ 61-21 Manufactured homes and recreational vehicles.
§ 61-22 Appeals board.
§ 61-23 Conditions for variances.
Chapter 61 Flood Damage Protection
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mill Neck 6-9-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Connections and discharges to storm sewer systems — See Ch. 74.
Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 105.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 109.
Waterways — See Ch. 126.
Editor's Note: This local law superseded former Ch. 61, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted 3-31-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987, as amended.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Mill Neck finds that the potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may be a problem to the residents of the Village of Mill Neck and that such damages may include: destruction or loss of private and public housing, damage to public facilities, both publicly and privately owned, and injury to and loss of human life. In order to minimize the threat of such damages and to achieve the purposes and objectives hereinafter set forth, this chapter is adopted.
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 annual depth of one foot 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.
Built, in the case of a building in Zone A1-A30, AE, A, A99, AO, AH, B, C, X, or D, to have the top of the elevated floor or, in the case of a building in Zone V1-30, VE, or V, to have the bottom of the lowest horizontal structure member of the elevated floor, elevated above the ground level by means of pilings, columns (posts and piers), or shear walls parallel to the flow of the water; and
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement or cellar). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable nonelevation design requirements of this chapter.
At least 5l% of the actual cash value of the structure, excluding land value, is above ground.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a Flood Insurance Study or by other agencies as provided in § 61-14B of this chapter.
The date of permit issuance for new construction and substantial improvements to existing structures, provided that actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvement is within 180 days after the date of issuance. The "actual start of construction" means the first placement of permanent construction of a building (including a manufactured home) on a site, such as the pouring of a slab or footings, installation of pilings or construction of columns. Permanent construction does not include land preparation (such as clearing, excavation, grading, or filling), or the installation of streets or walkways, or excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations, or the erection of temporary forms, or the installation of accessory buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main building. 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.
This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of the Village of Mill Neck, Nassau County.
The areas of special flood hazard for the Village of Mill Neck, Community Number 360418, are identified and defined on the following documents prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel Numbers 36059C0039G, 36059C0043G, 36059C0127G, 36059C0131, whose effective date is September 11, 2009, and any subsequent revisions to these map panels that do not affect areas under our community's jurisdiction.
A scientific and engineering report entitled "Flood Insurance Study, Nassau County, New York, All Jurisdictions," dated September 11, 2009.
The above documents are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study and/or maps are on file at Mill Neck Village Hall, 351 Frost Mill Road, Mill Neck, New York, 11765.
No structure in an area of special flood hazard shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered and no land shall be excavated or filled without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and any other applicable regulations. Any infraction of the provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements, including infractions of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions of the permit, shall constitute a violation. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined no more than $250 or imprisoned for not more than 15 days, or both. Each day of noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Village of Mill Neck from taking such other lawful action as necessary to prevent or remedy an infraction. Any structure found not compliant with the requirements of this chapter for which the developer and/or owner has not applied for and received an approved variance under §§ 61-22 and 61-23 will be declared noncompliant, and notification shall be sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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 Village of Mill Neck, any officer or employee thereof, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
Purpose. A floodplain development permit is hereby established for all construction and other development to be undertaken in areas of special flood hazard in this community for the purpose of protecting its citizens from increased flood hazards and ensuring that new development is constructed in a manner that minimizes its exposure to flooding. It shall be unlawful to undertake any development in an area of special flood hazard, as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 61-6, without a valid floodplain development permit. Application for a permit shall be made on forms furnished by the local administrator and may include but not be limited to plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale, and 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.
Fees. All applications for a floodplain development permit shall be accompanied by an application fee of $500. In addition, the applicant shall be responsible for reimbursing the Village of Mill Neck for any additional costs necessary for review, inspection and approval of this project. The local administrator may require a deposit of no more than $500 to cover these additional costs.
A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any utility floodproofing will meet the criteria in § 61-16C, utilities.
A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any nonresidential flood proofed structure will meet the flood proofing criteria in § 61-19, Standards for nonresidential structures (except coastal high-hazard areas).
A description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development. Computations by a licensed professional engineer must be submitted that demonstrate that the altered or relocated segment will provide equal or greater conveyance than the original stream segment. The applicant must submit any maps, computations or other material required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to revise the documents enumerated in § 61-6, when notified by the local administrator, and must pay any fees or other costs assessed by FEMA for this purpose. The applicant must also provide assurances that the conveyance capacity of the altered or relocated stream segment will be maintained.
Review all applications for completeness, particularly with the requirements of § 61-13, Application for a permit, and for compliance with the provisions and standards of this chapter.
Review subdivision and other proposed new development, including manufactured home parks, to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is located in an area of special flood hazard, all new construction and substantial improvements shall meet the applicable standards of §§ 61-15 through 61-21, construction standards, and, in particular, § 61-15B, Subdivision proposals.
Determine whether any proposed development in an area of special flood hazard may result in physical damage to any other property (e.g., stream bank erosion and increased flood velocities). The local administrator may require the applicant to submit additional technical analyses and data necessary to complete the determination. If the proposed development may result in physical damage to any other property or fails to meet the applicable requirements of §§ 61-15 through 61-21, construction standards, no permit shall be issued. The applicant may revise the application to include measures that mitigate or eliminate the adverse effects and resubmit the application.
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated areas of special flood hazard on the community's Flood Insurance Rate map (FIRM) but has neither produced water surface elevation data (these areas are designated Zone A or V on the FIRM) nor identified a floodway, the local administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, including data developed pursuant to § 61-13G, as criteria for requiring that new construction, substantial improvements or other proposed development meet the requirements of this chapter.
The local administrator shall issue, or cause to be issued, a stop-work order for any floodplain development found ongoing without a development permit. Disregard of a stop-work order shall subject the violator to the penalties described in § 61-9 of this chapter.
The local administrator shall issue, or cause to be issued, a stop-work order for any floodplain development found noncompliant with the provisions of this chapter and/or the conditions of the development permit. Disregard of a stop-work order shall subject the violator to the penalties described in § 61-9 of this chapter.
In areas of special flood hazard, as determined by documents enumerated in § 61-6, it shall be unlawful to occupy or to permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises, or both, or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted or wholly or partly altered or enlarged in its use or structure, until a certificate of compliance has been issued by the local administrator stating that the building or land conforms to the requirements of this chapter.
Issuance of the certificate shall be based upon the inspections conducted as prescribed in § 61-14E, Inspections, and/or any certified elevations, hydraulic data, floodproofing, anchoring requirements or encroachment analyses which may have been required as a condition of the approved permit.
Certifications of as-built lowest floor elevations of structures, required pursuant to § 61-14D(1) and (2), and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
Floodproofing certificates required pursuant to § 61-14D(1), and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
Variances issued pursuant to §§ 61-22 and 61-23, variance procedures; and
Notices required under § 61-14C, Alteration of watercourses.
The following standards apply to new development, including new and substantially improved structures, in the areas of special flood hazard shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map designated in § 61-6.
The Village of Mill Neck agrees to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a conditional FIRM revision, FEMA approval is received and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses and mapping and reimburses the Village of Mill Neck for all fees and other costs in relation to the application. The applicant must also provide all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Village of Mill Neck for all costs related to the final map revision.
On streams with a regulatory floodway, as shown on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map or the Flood Insurance Rate Map adopted in § 61-6, no new construction, substantial improvements or other development in the floodway (including fill) shall be permitted unless:
The Village of Mill Neck agrees to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a conditional FIRM and floodway revision, FEMA approval is received and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses and mapping and reimburses the Village of Mill Neck for all fees and other costs in relation to the application. The applicant must also provide all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Village of Mill Neck for all costs related to the final map revisions.
For enclosed areas below the lowest floor of a structure within Zone A1-A30, AE or AH, and also Zone A if base flood elevation data are available, new and substantially improved structures shall have fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are useable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement, and which are subject to flooding, designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters.
Within Zones V1-V30 and VE, and also within Zone V if base flood elevation are available, new construction and substantial improvements shall have the space below the lowest floor either free from obstruction or constructed with nonsupporting breakaway walls, open wood lattice-work or insect screening intended to collapse under wind and water loads without causing collapse, displacement, or other structural damage to the elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system. The enclosed space below the lowest floor shall be used only for parking vehicles, building access or storage. Use of this space for human habitation is expressly prohibited. The construction of stairs, stairwells and elevator shafts are subject to the design requirements for breakaway walls.
Elevation. The following standards apply to new and substantially improved residential structures located in areas of special flood hazard, in addition to the requirements in § 61-15B, Subdivision proposals, § 61-15C, Encroachments, and § 61-16, Construction standards for all structures:
Within Zone AO, new and substantially improved structures shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as two feet above the depth number specified in feet on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 61-6 (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).
The following standards, in addition to the standards in § 61-15A, Coastal high-hazard areas, and § 61-15B, Subdivision proposals, § 61-16, Construction standards for all structures, apply to new and substantially improved residential structures located in areas of special flood hazard shown as Zone V1-V30, VE or V on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map designated in § 61-6:
Elevation. New construction and substantial improvements shall be elevated on pilings, columns or shear walls such that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member supporting the lowest elevated floor (excluding columns, piles, diagonal bracing attached to the piles or columns, grade beams, pile caps and other members designed to either withstand storm action or break away without imparting damaging loads to the structure) is elevated to or above two feet above base flood level so as not to impede the flow of water.
The structural design shall be adequate to resist water forces that would occur during the base flood. Horizontal water loads considered shall include inertial and drag forces of waves, current drag forces, and impact forces from water-borne storm debris. Dynamic uplift loads shall also be considered if bulkheads, walls, or other natural or man-made flow obstructions could cause wave run-up beyond the elevation of the base flood.
Pilings shall have adequate soil penetration (bearing capacity) to resist the combined wave and wind loads (lateral and uplift) associated with the base flood acting simultaneously with typical structure (live and dead) loads and shall include consideration of decreased resistance capacity caused by erosion of soil strata surrounding the piles. The minimum penetration for foundation piles is to an elevation of five feet below mean sea level (msl) datum if the BFE is +10 msl or less, or to be at least 10 feet below msl if the BFE is greater than +10 msl.
The minimum acceptable sizes for timber piles are a tip diameter of eight inches for round timber piles and 8 x 8 inches for square timber piles. All wood piles must be treated in accordance with requirements of EPEE-C3 to minimize decay and damage from fungus.
Knee braces, which stiffen both the upper portion of a pile and the beam-to-pile connection, may be used along pile rows perpendicular and parallel to the shoreline. Knee braces shall be 2 x 8 lumber bolted to the sides of the pile/beam or 4 x 4 or larger braces framed into the pile/beam. Bolting shall consist of two 5/8 inch galvanized steel bolts (each end) for 2 x 8 members, or one 5/8-inch lag bolt (each end) for square members. Knee braces shall not extend more than three feet below the elevation of the base flood.
Column foundation design. Masonry piers or poured-in-place concrete piers shall be internally reinforced to resist vertical and lateral loads and be connected with a movement-resisting connection to a pile cap or pile shaft.
Beam to pile connections. The primary floor beams or girders shall span the supports in the direction parallel to the flow of potential floodwater and wave action and shall be fastened to the columns or pilings by bolting, with or without cover plates. Concrete members shall be connected by reinforcement, if cast in place, or (if precast) shall be securely connected by bolting and welding. If sills, beams, or girders are attached to wood piling at a notch, a minimum of two 5/8 inch galvanized steel bolts or two hot-dipped galvanized straps 3/16 inch by four inches by 18 inches, each bolted with two 1/2 inch lag bolts per beam member, shall be used. Notching of pile tops shall be the minimum sufficient to provide ledge support for beam members without unduly weakening pile connections. Piling shall not be notched so that the cross-section is reduced below 50%.
Wood 2 x 4 inch (minimum) connectors or metal joist anchors shall be used to tie floor joists to floor beams/girders. These should be installed on alternate floor joists, at a minimum. Cross-bridging of all floor joists shall be provided. Such cross-bridging may be 1 x 3 inch members, placed eight feet on center maximum, or solid bridging of the same depth as joist at same spacing.
Exterior wall connections. All bottom plates shall have any required breaks under a wall stud or an anchor bolt. Approved anchors will be used to secure rafters or joists and top and bottom plates to studs in exterior and bearing walls to form a continuous tie. Continuous 15/32 inch or thicker plywood sheathing, overlapping the top wall plate and continuing down to the sill, beam, or girder, may be used to provide the continuous tie. If the sheets of plywood are not vertically continuous, then 2 x 4 nailer blocking shall be provided at all horizontal joints. In lieu of the plywood, galvanized steel rods of 1/2 inch diameter or galvanized steel straps not less than one inch wide by 1/16 inch thick may be used to connect from the top wall plate to the sill, beam, or girder. Washers with a minimum diameter of three inches shall be used at each end of the 1/2 inch round rods. These anchors shall be installed no more than two feet from each corner rod, no more than four feet on center.
Use of breakaway wall strengths in excess of 20 pounds per square foot shall not be permitted unless a registered professional engineer or architect has developed or reviewed the structural design and specifications for the building foundation and breakaway wall components and certifies that the breakaway walls will fail under water loads less than those that would occur during the base flood and the elevated portion of the building and supporting foundation system will not be subject to collapse, displacement, or other structural damage due to the effects of wind and water loads acting simultaneously on all building components (structural and nonstructural). Water loading values used shall be those associated with the base flood. Wind loading values shall be those required by the building code.
The following standards apply to new and substantially improved commercial, industrial and other nonresidential structures located in areas of special flood hazard, in addition to the requirements in § 61-15B, Subdivision proposals, § 61-15C, Encroachments, and § 61-16, Construction standards for all structures.
Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be completely floodproofed to that level to meet the floodproofing standard specified in § 61-16C.
If the structure is to be floodproofed, a licensed professional engineer or architect shall develop and/or review structural design, specifications, and plans for construction. A floodproofing certificate or other certification shall be provided to the local administrator that certifies the design and methods of construction are in accordance with accepted standards of practice for meeting the provisions of § 61-19A(1)(b), including the specific elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure is to be floodproofed.
In Zones V1-V30 and VE, and also Zone V if base flood elevations are available, new construction and substantial improvements of any nonresidential structure, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, shall have the bottom of the lowest member of the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation. Floodproofing of structures is not an allowable alternative to elevating the lowest floor to two feet above the base flood elevation in Zones V1-V30, VE and V.
The following standards, in addition to the standards in § 61-15, General construction standards, and § 61-19, Construction standards for all structures, apply, as indicated, in areas of special flood hazard to manufactured homes and to recreational vehicles which are located in areas of special flood hazard:
Within Zone AO, the floor shall be elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 61-6 (at least two feet if no depth number is specified). Elevation on piers consisting of dry stacked blocks is prohibited.
The Board of Zoning Appeals as established by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mill Neck shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
In passing upon such applications, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this chapter and:
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 § 61-22D(1) through (12) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.