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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 191', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222', '§ 222']

City of Englewood, NJ Flood Damage Prevention
§ 222-1 Statutory authorization.
§ 222-2 Findings of fact.
§ 222-3 Statement of purpose.
§ 222-4 Methods of reducing flood losses.
§ 222-5 Definitions.
§ 222-6 Lands to which this chapter applies.
§ 222-7 Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard.
§ 222-11 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
§ 222-12 Compliance with other laws.
§ 222-13 Establishment of development permit.
§ 222-14 Designation of local administrator.
§ 222-15 Duties and responsibilities of local administrator.
§ 222-16 Variance and appeal procedures.
§ 222-17 Provisions for flood hazard reduction.
§ 222-18 Effective date; filing of copies.
Chapter 222: Flood Damage Prevention
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Englewood 2-4-1986 by Ord. No. 86-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Fee for flood zone certification — See Ch. 191.
Chapter 222 : Flood Damage Prevention
The Legislature of the State of New Jersey has in N.J.S.A. 40:48-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry.
The flood hazard areas of the City of Englewood 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.
A designated A0, AH, or V0 Zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a one-percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flood is unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
[Amended 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05]
[Amended 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12]
[Added 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12; amended 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05]
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage of equipment of materials located within the area of special flood hazard.[1]
Nonbasement building:
Built in the case of a building in an area of special flood hazard to have the top of the elevated floor or 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 pilings, columns (posts and piers), or shear walls parallel to the flow of the water; and
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 floodwaters.[2]
[Added 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05]
Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communications with historic preservation programs that have been certified either:
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure 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 to render the structure in violation of other applicable nonelevation design requirements.[3]
[Amended 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12; 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05]
Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain regulation adopted by a community and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.[4]
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 that 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 construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling, nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways, nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings or piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms, nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. 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 effects the external dimension of the building.
[Amended 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05[5]]
Editor's Note: Original definitions "existing mobile home park or mobile home subdivision" and "expansion to an existing mobile home park or mobile home subdivision, "which immediately followed this definition, were repealed 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12 and 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05.
Editor's Note: The definition of FEMA, which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05.
Editor's Note: Former definition "mobile home," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12 and 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05.
Editor's Note: Former definition "new mobile home park or mobile home subdivision," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12 and 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05.
This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the City of Englewood.
[Amended 4-15-1986 by Ord. No. 86-09; 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-05; 11-21-1995 by Ord. No. 95-19; 7-12-2005 by Ord. No. 05-12]
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study of Bergen County, New Jersey," with accompanying Flood Insurance Map Panels; 211, 212, 213, 214, 276, and 277 of 332 dated September 30, 2005, and any revisions thereto, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study is on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 2-10 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, New Jersey and is available for public inspection during regular office hours.
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. The failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter (including the failure to comply with any conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) 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 not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both, for each violation. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City of Englewood from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation, including injunctive relief.
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 City of Englewood, 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.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to relieve nor shall any approvals granted hereunder have the effect of relieving an applicant for development from obtaining any and all New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection permits or approvals otherwise required by law.
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in § 222-7. 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 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 § 222-17B(2); and[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 191, Fee Schedule, § 191-6, for fee for flood zone certification.
The City Engineer is hereby designated as the local administrator to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, assure that the encroachment provisions of § 222-17C(1) are met.
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with § 222-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the City Manager 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 § 222-17B(1), Residential construction, and B(2), Nonresidential construction.
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in § 222-13B(3).
Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. The local administrator shall 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 § 222-16.
The Planning Board of the City of Englewood shall be designated as the appeal board to hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter; provided, however, that with respect to an appeal or a request for a variance concerning any application for development which would otherwise require the approval of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall act as the appeal board.
The appeal board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the local administrator in the enforcement or administration of this chapter, and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
Hearings respecting such appeals or requests for variances shall be conducted, and notice thereof provided, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10 and 40:55D-12.
Decision rendered by the appeal board shall be final, and any further appeal therefrom shall be taken to the courts in accordance with the applicable Rules of Court.
Upon consideration of the factors of § 222-16A(5) and the purposes of this chapter, the appeal 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 items in Subsection A(5)(a) through (k) in this § 222-16 have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
Variances shall only by issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief.
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 § 222-16A(5), or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system; and
Subdivision or development proposals.
All subdivision or development proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage;
All subdivision or development proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage;
All subdivision or development proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage; and
Base flood elevation data shall be provided for all subdivision or development proposals.
Enclosure openings. For all new construction and substantial improvements, that 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.
Specific standards. In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data have been provided as set forth in § 222-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, or in § 222-15B, Use of other base flood and floodway data, the following standards are required:
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 § 222-15C(2).
Manufactured homes shall be anchored in accordance with § 222-17A(1)(b).
All manufactured homes to be placed or substantially improved within an area of special flood hazard shall be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the top of the lowest floor is at or above the base flood elevation."
Floodways. Located within areas of special flood hazard established in § 222-7 are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion potential, the following provisions apply:
Encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development, are prohibited unless a technical evaluation demonstrates that encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. All encroachments require permits and/or waivers from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. If this Subsection C(1) is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of § 222-17, Provisions for flood hazard reduction.[1]
This chapter shall take effect on February 19, 1986, and upon passage and publication as required by law.
Copies of this chapter shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.