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Village of Fort Edward, NY Flood Damage Prevention
§ 178-1 Findings.
§ 178-3 Objectives.
§ 178-5 Applicability.
§ 178-6 Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard.
§ 178-7 Interpretation; construal of provisions.
§ 178-8 Penalties for offenses.
§ 178-9 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
§ 178-10 Local administrator designated.
§ 178-11 Development permit.
§ 178-12 Powers and duties of local administrator.
§ 178-13 Certificate of compliance.
§ 178-14 General standards.
§ 178-15 Specific standards.
§ 178-16 Floodways.
§ 178-17 Variances.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fort Edward 3-30-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987 (Ch. 52 of the 1985 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Village Board of the Village of Fort Edward finds that the potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may be a problem to the residents of the Village of Fort Edward and that such damages may include the 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.
The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This area may be designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A1-99, V, VO, VE or V1-30. It is also commonly referred to as the "base floodplain" or "one-hundred-year floodplain."
Same as "basement."
The official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The report contains flood profiles as well as the Flood Boundary – Floodway Map and the water surface elevations of the base flood.
Same as "regulatory floodway."
The lowest level, including basement or cellar, of the lowest enclosed area. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure usable solely for the parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement 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.
Same as "manufactured home."
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 § 178-12B of this chapter.
The initiation, excluding planning and design, of any phase of a project or physical alteration of the property, and shall include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; the installation of streets and/or walkways; excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations; or the erection of temporary forms. It also includes the placement and/or installation on the property of accessory buildings (garages, sheds), storage trailers and building materials. For manufactured homes, the actual start means the affixing of the manufactured home to its permanent site.
A grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter, which permits construction or use in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by this chapter.
This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of the Village of Fort Edward.
The areas of special flood hazard are identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a scientific and engineering report entitled the "Flood Insurance Study for the Village of Fort Edward of Washington County, New York," dated February 15, 1984, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary — Floodway Maps, which is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study and maps are on file at the Village Clerk's office, 118 Broadway, Fort Edward, New York.
No structure 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 Fort Edward 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 § 178-17, 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 areas of special flood hazard or that 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 Fort Edward, 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.
A development permit shall be obtained before the start of construction or any other development within the area of special flood hazard as established in § 178-6. Application for a development 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.
When required, a certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that the utility floodproofing will meet the criteria in § 178-14C(1).
A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in § 178-15.
Review all development permit applications to determine if the proposed development adversely affects the area of special flood hazard. For the purposes of this chapter "adversely affects" means physical damage to adjacent properties. An engineering study may be required of the applicant for this purpose.
Review all development permits for compliance with the provisions of § 178-14E, Encroachments.
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with § 178-6, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, 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 § 178-14D(4), in order to administer § 178-15, Specific standards, and § 178-16, Floodways.
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in §§ 178-14 and 178-15.
Base flood elevation data established pursuant to § 178-6 and/or § 178-12B, when available, shall be used to accurately delineate the area of special flood hazards.
All floodplain development found ongoing without an approved permit shall be subject to the issuance of a stop-work order by the local administrator. Disregard of a stop-work order shall be subject to the penalties described in § 178-8 of this chapter.
All floodplain development found noncompliant with the provisions of this chapter and/or the conditions of the approved permit shall be subject to the issuance of a stop-work order by the local administrator. Disregard of a stop-work order shall be subject to the penalties described in § 178-8 of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful to use or 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.
All certifications shall be based upon the inspections conducted subject to § 178-12G and/or any certified elevations, hydraulic information, floodproofing, anchoring requirements or encroachment analysis which may have been required as a condition of the approved permit.
All proposed development in riverine situations where no flood elevation data is available (unnumbered A Zones) shall be analyzed to determine the effects on the flood-carrying capacity of the areas of special flood hazard set forth in § 178-12A(3). This may require the submission of additional technical data to assist in the determination.
In all areas of special flood hazard in which base flood elevation data is available pursuant to § 178-12B or 178-14D(4) and no floodway has been determined, the cumulative effects of any proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, shall not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point.
In all areas of special flood hazard where floodway data is provided or available pursuant to § 178-12B, the requirements of § 178-16, Floodways, shall apply.
In all areas of special flood hazard where base flood elevation data has been provided as set forth in § 178-6, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, and § 178-12B, Use of other base flood and floodway data, the following standards are required:
Construction standards for areas of special flood hazard without base flood elevations. New construction or substantial improvements of structures, including manufactured homes, shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood elevation as may be determined in § 178-12B or two feet above the highest adjacent grade where no elevation data is available.
New construction or substantial improvement of structures, including manufactured homes, shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated at least two feet above the highest adjacent grade next to the proposed foundation of the structure.
Located within areas of special flood hazard are areas designated as floodways. (See § 178-4.) The floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to high-velocity floodwaters carrying debris and posing additional threats from potential erosion forces. When floodway data is available for a particular site as provided by §§ 178-6 and 178-12B, all encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development, are prohibited within the limits of the floodway unless a technical evaluation demonstrates that such encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
The Zoning Board of Appeals, as established by the Village Board, shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
Upon consideration of the factors of § 178-17A(4) and the purposes of this chapter, the Zoning Board 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, provided that the items in § 178-17A(4)(a) through (l) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.