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Village of Fayetteville, NY Flood Damage Protection
§ 81-1 Findings.
§ 81-3 Objectives.
§ 81-6 Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard.
§ 81-7 Interpretation and conflict with other laws; severability.
§ 81-8 Penalties for noncompliance.
§ 81-9 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
§ 81-10 Designation of the local administrator.
§ 81-11 The floodplain development permit; purpose, fees and costs.
§ 81-12 Application for a permit.
§ 81-13 Duties and responsibilities of the local administrator.
§ 81-14 General standards.
§ 81-15 Standards for all structures.
§ 81-16 Residential structures.
§ 81-17 Nonresidential structures.
§ 81-18 Manufactured homes, recreational vehicles and accessory structures.
§ 81-19 Appeals Board.
§ 81-20 Conditions for variances.
Chapter 81 Flood Damage Protection
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fayetteville 9-27-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Site plan review — See Ch. 139.
Trailers and trailer camps — See Ch. 165.
Attachment 1 - Floodplain Application Attachment 2 - Certificate of Compliance
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Ch. 81, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted 3-23-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987, as amended.
The Village Board of the Village of Fayetteville finds that the potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may be a problem to the residents of the Village of Fayetteville 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 as Chapter 81 of the Code of the Village of Fayetteville, New York.
Regulate the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally divert floodwaters or which may increase flood hazards to other lands, and;
A structure used solely for parking (two-car detached garages or smaller) or limited storage, represent a minimal investment of not more than 10% of the value of the primary structure, and may not be used for human habitation.
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 feet 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.
Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interor; or
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.
That at least 5% of the actual cash value of the structure, excluding land value, is aboveground.
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 § 81-13B of this chapter.
This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of the Village of Fayetteville, Onondaga County, New York.
The areas of special flood hazard for the Village of Fayetteville, Community Number 360977, are identified and defined on the following documents prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel Numbers: 36067C0242F, 36067C0244F, 36067C0261F, 36067C0263F, whose effective date is November 4, 2016, 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, Onondaga County, New York, All Jurisdictions" dated November 4, 2016.
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: Office of Village of Fayetteville Clerk, 425 E. Genesee Street, Fayetteville, New York 13066.
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 Fayetteville 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 §§ 81-19 and 81-20 of this chapter will be declared noncompliant and notification 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 area of special flood hazards 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 Fayetteville, 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 there under.
The Village Planning Board of the Village of Fayetteville is hereby appointed local administrator to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying floodplain development permits in accordance with its provisions.
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 insuring 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 § 81-6, 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 as established by the Village Board, by resolution, from time to time. The application fee schedule is available in the Office of the Village Clerk. In addition, the applicant shall be responsible for reimbursing the Village of Fayetteville 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 § 81-15C, Utilities.
A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in § 81-17, Nonresidential structures.
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 § 81-6, 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 § 81-12, 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 §§ 81-14 through 81-18, related to construction standards, and, in particular, § 81-14A 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 requirements of §§ 81-14 through 81-18, related to 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 § 81-12G, as criteria for requiring that new construction, substantial improvements or other proposed development meet the requirements of this chapter.
When an area of special flood hazard, base flood elevation, and/or floodway data are available from a federal, state or other authoritative source, but differ from the data in the documents enumerated in § 81-6, the local administrator may reasonably utilize the other flood information to enforce more restrictive development standards.
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 § 81-8 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 law and/or the conditions of the development permit. Disregard of a stop-work order shall subject the violator to the penalties described in § 81-8 of this chapter.
In areas of special flood hazard, as determined by documents enumerated in § 81-6, 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 § 81-13E, 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 § 81-13D(1) and D(2), and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
Floodproofing certificates required pursuant to § 81-13D(1), and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
Variances issued pursuant to §§ 81-19 and 81-20, related to variance procedures; and
Notices required under § 81-13C, 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 § 81-6.
The Village of Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville 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 § 81-6, no new construction, substantial improvements or other development in the floodway (including fill) shall be permitted unless:
The Village of Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville for all costs related to the final map revisions.
In Zones A1-A30, AE and AH, and also Zone A if base flood elevation data is available, if any development is found to increase or decrease base flood elevations, the Village of Fayetteville shall as soon as practicable, but not later than six months after the date such information becomes available, notify FEMA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation of the changes by submitting technical or scientific data in accordance with standard engineering practice.
For enclosed areas below the lowest floor of a structure within Zones A1-A30, AE, AO or A, 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 flood waters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a licensed professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following minimum criteria:
New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters. Sanitary sewer and storm drainage systems for buildings that have openings below the base flood elevation shall be provided with automatic backflow valves or other automatic backflow devices that are installed in each discharge line passing through a building's exterior wall; and
The following standards apply to new and substantially improved residential structures located in areas of special flood hazard, in addition to the requirements in § 81-14A, Subdivision proposals, and § 81-14B, Encroachments, and § 81-15, Standards for all structures.
Within Zone AO, new construction and substantial improvements shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 81-6 (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).
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 § 81-14A, Subdivision proposals, and § 81-14B, Encroachments, and § 81-15, Standards for all structures.
Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be completely floodproofed to that level to meet the floodproofing standard specified in § 81-17A(2).
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 § 81-17A(2), including the specific elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure is to be floodproofed.
The following standards in addition to the standards in § 81-14, General standards, and § 81-15, 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.
Meet the requirements for manufactured homes in § 81-18A(2), (3) and (4).
Within Zone AO, the floor shall be elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as two feet above the depth number specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 81-6 (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).
The following standards apply to new and substantially improved accessory structures, including detached garages, in the areas of special flood hazard shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map designated in § 81-6.
Within Zones A1-A30, AE, AO, AH, A, accessory structures must meet the standards of § 81-15A, Anchoring.
Within Zones A1-A30, AE and AH, and also Zone A if base flood elevation data is available, areas below two feet above the base flood elevation shall be constructed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
Within Zones AO, or Zone A if base flood elevation data is not available, areas below three feet above the highest adjacent grade shall be constructed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
Structures must be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of flood waters in accordance with § 81-15B(3).
Utilities must meet the requirements of § 81-15C, Utilities.
The Zoning Board of Appeals as established by the Village of Fayetteville shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
Upon consideration of the factors of § 81-19D and the purposes of this chapter, the Zoning Board of Appeal 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 that the items in § 81-19D(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.
Such notification shall be maintained with the record of all variance actions as required in § 81-13H of this chapter.