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Timestamp: 2018-12-15 08:43:08
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 195', '§ 4', '§ 4', '§ 4', '§ 4']

City of Absecon, NJ Administration
Ch 195 Art IV Administration
§ 195-12 Establishment of development permit.
§ 195-13 Designation of the Construction Official.
§ 195-14 Duties and responsibilities of the Construction Official.
§ 195-15 Variance procedure.
New Laws (90) Index
Chapter 195 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
Chapter 195 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION Article IV Administration
[Ord. No. 10-99 § 4.1]
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 195-7. 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, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:
Elevation in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures.
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in Section 195-17B.
[Ord. No. 10-99 § 4.2]
[Ord. No. 10-99 § 4.3]
Review all development permits in the coastal high hazard area of the area of special flood hazard to determine if the proposed development alters sand dunes so as to increase potential flood level in accordance with Section 195-18B(4).
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with Section 195-7, Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard, Construction 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 Section 195-17A, Specific standards, Residential construction, and Section 195-17B, Specific standards, Nonresidential construction.
Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level).
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in Section 195-12C.
In coastal high hazard areas, certification shall be obtained from a registered professional engineer or architect that the provisions of Section 195-18B(1) and paragraph C(2)(b) above are met.
Notify adjacent communities and the (state coordinating agency) prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration.
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 filed conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 195-15.
[Ord. No. 10-99 § 4.4]
The Construction Board of Appeals as established by Atlantic County shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
The Construction 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 Construction Board of Appeals or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the New Jersey Supreme Court, as provided in N.J.S.A. 52:27D-127.
The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program of that area.
The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site.
Upon consideration of the factors of Subsection A(4) above and the purposes of this chapter, the Construction Board of Appeals may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
The Absecon Construction Office shall maintain the records of all appeal actions, including technical information, and report and variances to the Federal Insurance Administration upon request.
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 paragraphs A(4)(a)-(k) above have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and the variance is the minimum necessary to present the historic character and design of the structure.
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 paragraph A(4) above, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.