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Borough of Manasquan, NJ Flood Damage Prevention
§ 29-1 STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.
§ 29-1.1 Statutory Authorization.
§ 29-1.2 Findings of Fact.
§ 29-1.3 Statement of Purpose.
§ 29-2 METHODS OF REDUCING FLOOD LOSSES.
§ 29-3 DEFINITIONS.
§ 29-4 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§ 29-4.1 Lands to Which This Chapter Applies.
§ 29-5 BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD.
§ 29-6 PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
§ 29-7 ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS.
§ 29-8 INTERPRETATION.
§ 29-9 WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY.
§ 29-10 ADMINISTRATION.
§ 29-10.1 Establishment of Development Permit.
§ 29-10.2 Designation of the Local Administrator.
§ 29-10.3 Duties and Responsibilities of the Administrator.
§ 29-10.4 Permit Review.
§ 29-10.5 Use of Other Base Flood and Floodway Data.
§ 29-10.6 Information to Be Obtained and Maintained.
§ 29-10.7 Alterations of Watercourses.
§ 29-10.8 Interpretation of FIRM Boundaries.
§ 29-11 VARIANCE PROCEDURE.
§ 29-11.1 Appeal Board.
§ 29-11.2 Conditions for Variances.
§ 29-12 PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION.
§ 29-12.1 General Standards.
§ 29-12.2 Specific Standards.
§ 29-12.3 Coastal High Hazard Area.
§ 29-12.4 Sand Dunes.
Chapter 29 Flood Damage Prevention
Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes portions of 1972 Code §§ 67-1 -67-19 and Ordinance Nos. 1066, 1289, 1404 and 1577-92.
[Ord. No. 2054-09 § 2]
The Legislature of the State of New Jersey has in N.J.S.A. 40:48-1 et seq., delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to promote public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the governing body of the Borough of Manasquan, of Monmouth County, New Jersey does ordain as follows.
The flood hazard areas of the Borough of Manasquan are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare.
[Ord. No. 2054-09 § 1]
Controlling the alteration of natural flood plains, stream channels, and natural protective barriers, which help accommodate or channel floodwaters;
[Ord. No. 2054-09 § 2; Ord. No. 2141-13; Ord. No. 2159-14 § 1]
Shall mean a request for a review of the Construction Official's interpretation of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance.
Shall mean the land in the flood plain within a community subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD RELATED EROSION HAZARD
Shall mean the land within a community which is most likely to be subject to severe flood related erosion losses. After a detailed evaluation of the special flood related erosion hazard area will be designated a Zone E on the Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Shall mean an area of special flood hazard extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources.
Shall mean facilities that are designed as facilities that are vital to flood response activities or critical to the health and safety of the public before, during, and after a flood or facilities that, if flooded, would make the flood problem and its impacts much worse.
Shall mean any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a structure that equals or exceeds 40% of the market value of the structure at the time of the improvement or repair when counted cumulatively for 10 years.
Shall mean a non-basement building (i) built in the case of a building in a coastal high hazard area to have the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the elevated floor, elevated above the ground level by means of piling, columns (posts and piers), or shear walls parallel to the flow of the water, and (ii) adequately anchored so as not to impair the structural integrity of the building during a flood up to the magnitude of the base flood. In an area of special flood hazard "elevated building" also includes a building elevated by means of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls with openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of flood waters. In areas of coastal high hazard "elevated buildings" also includes a building otherwise meeting the definition of "elevated building" even though the lower area is enclosed by means of breakaway walls.
Shall mean the process of the gradual wearing away of landmasses.
Shall mean zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as a flood plain ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion control ordinance) and other applications of police power. The term describes such State or local regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
Shall mean the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of structure.
Individually listed on a local inventory of, historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either:
Shall mean a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of the flood plain management regulations adopted by the municipality.
Shall mean a continuous or nearly continuous mound or ridge of sand with relatively steep seaward and landward slopes immediately landward and adjacent to the beach and subject to erosion and overtopping from high tides and waves from coastal storms. The inland limit of the primary frontal dune occurs at the point where there is a distinct change from the relatively steep slope to a relatively mild slope.
For other than new construction or substantial improvements under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, (P.L. No. 97-348) includes substantial improvements and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site such as the pouring of a slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation.
Shall mean damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 40% of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. Substantial damage also means flood-related damages sustained by a structure on two or more separate occasions during a ten-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on the average, equals or exceeds 25% of the market value of the structure before the damages occurred.
Shall mean any reconstruction, rehabilitation, modification, addition, or other improvement of a structure during a ten-year period the cost which exceeds 40% of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. Substantial improvement also means "cumulative substantial improvement" for the last 10 years prior to the issuance of a building permit for such improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage" regardless of the actual repair work performed or "repetitive loss." The term does not, however, include either:
Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of State or local health, sanitary or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local Code Enforcement Officer and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions;
This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the Borough of Manasquan, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
The areas of special flood hazard for the Borough of Manasquan, Community No. 345303, are identified and defined on the following documents prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
A scientific and engineering report "Flood Insurance Study, Monmouth County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)" dated September 25, 2009.
Flood Insurance Rate Map for Monmouth County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions) as shown on Index and panel numbers 34025CO343F, 34025C0456F; whose effective date is September 25, 2009.
The above documents are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study and maps are on file at 201 East Main Street, Manasquan, New Jersey 08736.
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned for not more than 10 days, or both, for each violation, and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses involved in the case. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Borough of Manasquan from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation involved in the case. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Borough of Manasquan from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the Borough of Manasquan, any officer or employee thereof or the Federal Insurance Administration, 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 construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 29-5. 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.
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in subsection 29-12.2b; and
Duties of the Construction Official shall include, but not be limited to the following.
Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway.
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 damage.
Review plans for walls to be used to enclose space below the base flood level in accordance with subsection 29-12.3b4.
When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with Section 29-5, Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard, the 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 subsections 29-12.2a, Specific Standards, Residential Construction, and 29-12.2b, Specific Standards, Nonresidential Construction.
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in subsection 29-10.1c.
In coastal high hazard areas, certification shall be obtained from a registered professional engineer or architect that the provisions of subsection 29-12.3b and subsection 29-12.3b2(a) and (b) are met.
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 field conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in section 29-11.
The Planning Board as established by the Borough of Manasquan shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
Those aggrieved by the decision of the Planning Board, or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the Superior Court, as provided in by law.
Upon consideration of the factors of subsection 29-11.1d and the purposes of this chapter, the Planning 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 one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing items (1-11) in subsection 29-11.1d have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
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 subsection 29-11.1d, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
[Ord. No. 2054-09 § 2; Ord. No. 2159 § 2]
Enclosure Openings. All new construction and substantial improvements haying fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement and which are subject to flooding shall be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect or must meet or exceed the following minimum criteria: A minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding shall be provided. The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one foot above grade. Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, or other covering or devices provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters.
Fill. All new buildings constructed on fill in the regulatory flood plain must be constructed on properly designed and compacted fill that meets the criteria of Section 1803.58 and Section 1804.4 of the International Building Code and must be on fill that has appropriate protection from erosion and scour.
Drainage. All new construction must provide positive drainage away from the building site in accordance with Section 1803.3 and Section 1805 of the International Building Code.
[Ord. No. 2054-09 § 2; Ord. No. 2159 § 3; Ord. No. 2211-2016]
In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data have been provided as set forth in Section 29-5, Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard or in subsection 29-10.5, Use of Other Base Flood Data, the following standards are required:
New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement together with the attendant utilities and sanitary facilities, elevated to one foot above the NJ Flood Hazard Area Design Flood elevation, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:13.
Within any AO zone on the municipality's FIRM that all new construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet (at least two feet if no depth number is specified). And, require adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.
Nonresidential Construction. In an area of special flood hazard, all new construction and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall:
Either have the lowest floor, including basement together with the attendant utilities and sanitary facilities, elevated to the level of the base flood elevation; and
Within any AO zone on the municipality's FIRM that all new construction and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall either have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet (at least two feet if no depth number is specified). And, require adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures; or
Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect that the design and methods of construction are in accordance with accepted standards of practice for meeting the applicable provisions of this subsection. Such certification shall be provided to the official as set forth in subsection 29-10.6b2.
Manufactured homes shall be anchored in accordance with subsection 29-12.1a2.
Critical Facilities. New critical facilities shall not be permitted within the 500-year floodplain.
Coastal high hazard areas (V or VE Zones) are located within the areas of special flood hazard established in Section 29-5. These areas have special flood hazards associated with high velocity waters from tidal surges and hurricane wave wash; therefore, the following provisions shall apply:
The placement of manufactured homes shall be prohibited, except in an existing manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision.
Elevation. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be elevated on piling or columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor (excluding the piling or columns) is elevated to or above the base flood level, with all space below the lowest floor's supporting member open so as not to impede the flow of water, except for breakaway walls as provided or in subsection 29-12.3b4.
The pile or column foundation and structure attached thereto shall be anchored to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement due to the effects of wind and water loading values each of which shall have a one 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (100-year mean recurrence interval).
Certification. A registered professional engineer or architect shall develop or review the structural design specifications and plans for the construction and shall certify that the design and methods of construction to be used are in accordance with accepted standards of practice for compliance with the provisions of subsection 29-12.3b1 and 29-12.3b2(a) and (b).
Breakaway walls, open wood lattice-work or insect screening shall be allowed below the base flood elevation provided that they are 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. Breakaway walls shall be designed for a safe loading resistance of not less than 10 and no more than 20 pounds per square foot. Use of breakaway walls which exceed a design safe loading of 20 pounds per square foot (either by design or when so required by local or State codes) may be permitted only if a registered professional engineer or architect certifies that the designs proposed meet the following conditions.
Prior to construction, plans for any breakaway wall must be submitted to the construction official for approval.
Prohibit man-made alteration of sand dunes within Zones VE and V on the community's DFIRM which would increase potential flood damage.