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Village of Great Neck, NY Flood Damage Prevention
§ 292-1 Findings; purpose; objectives.
§ 292-2 Word usage; definitions.
§ 292-3 General provisions.
§ 292-4 Administration.
§ 292-5 Construction standards.
§ 292-6 Variance procedure.
Chapter 292 Flood Damage Prevention
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck 6-23-1987 by L.L. No. 11-1987 (Ch. 102 of the 1976 Code); amended in its entirety 5-19-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Stormwater management — See Ch. 480.
Findings. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck finds that the potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may be a problem to the residents of the of the Village of Great Neck 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.
An enclosed area beneath the lowest elevated floor, 18 inches or more in height, which is used to service the underside of the lowest elevated floor. The elevation of the floor of this enclosed area, which may be of soil, gravel, concrete, or other material, must be equal to or above the lowest adjacent exterior grade. The enclosed crawl space area shall be properly vented to allow for the equalization of hydrostatic forces which would be experienced during periods of flooding.
Also the collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as a flash flood or an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in (1)(a) above.
An official map of a community, issued by FEMA, where the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard have been designated as Zone A but no flood elevations are provided.
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 FEMA in a Flood Insurance Study or by other agencies as provided in § 292-4D(2).
The date of permit issuance for new construction and substantial improvements to existing structures, provided that the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvement is within 180 days after the date of issuance. The actual start of construction means the first placement of permanent construction of a building (including a manufactured home) on a site, such as the pouring of a slab or footings, installation of pilings, or construction of columns. Permanent construction does not include land preparation (such as clearing, excavation, grading, or filling), or the installation of streets or walkways, or excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations, or the erection of temporary forms, or the installation of accessory buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main building. 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 affects the external dimensions of the building.
Village of Great Neck in Nassau County, New York.
The areas of special flood hazard for the Village, Community Number 361519, are identified and defined on the following documents prepared by FEMA:
Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel Numbers 36059C0092G, 36059C0103G, 36059C0111G, 36059C0112G the effective date of which is September 11, 2009, and any subsequent revisions to these map panels that do not affect areas under the Village's jurisdiction.
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 in the office of the Village Clerk, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, New York 11023.
Penalties for noncompliance. 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 l5 days or both. Each day of noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Village 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 § 292-6 will be declared noncompliant and notification sent to FEMA.
Purpose. A floodplain development permit is hereby established for all construction and other development to be undertaken in areas of special flood hazard in the Village for the purpose of protecting its citizens from increased flood hazards and ensuring 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 § 292-3B, 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.
A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any utility floodproofing will meet the criteria in § 292-5B(3).
A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in § 292-5E.
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 FEMA to revise the documents enumerated in § 292-3B, 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 § 292-4C, 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 § 292-5 and, in particular, § 292-5A(2).
If the proposed development may result in physical damage to any other property or fails to meet the requirements § 292-5, 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 FEMA has designated areas of special flood hazard on the Village'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 § 292-4C(7) as criteria for requiring that new construction, substantial improvements or other proposed development meet the requirements of this chapter.
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 § 292-3E.
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 chapter and/or the conditions of the development permit. Disregard of a stop-work order shall subject the violator to the penalties described in § 292-3E.
In areas of special flood hazard, as determined by documents enumerated in § 292-3B, 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 § 292-4D(5), 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 § 292-4D(4)(a) and (b), and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
Floodproofing certificates required pursuant to § 292-4D(4)(a), and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
Variances issued pursuant to § 292-6; and
Notices required under § 292-4D(3).
General standards. 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 § 292-3B.
Public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems shall be located and constructed so as to minimize flood damage; and
The Village agrees to apply to FEMA for a conditional FIRM revision, FEMA approval is received, and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses, and mapping and reimburses the Village 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 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 § 292-3B, no new construction, substantial improvements or other development in the floodway (including fill) shall be permitted unless:
For enclosed areas below the lowest floor of a structure within Zones A1-A30, AE, or AH, and also Zone A if base flood elevation data are available, 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 floodwaters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a licensed professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following minimum criteria:
Elevation. The following standards apply to new and substantially improved residential structures located in areas of special flood hazard, in addition to the requirements in § 292-5A and B.
Within Zone AO, new and substantially improved structures shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as two feet above the depth number specified in feet on the Village's Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 292-3B (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).
Residential structures (coastal high hazard areas). The following standards, in addition to the standards in § 292-5A and B, apply to new and substantially improved residential structures located in areas of special flood hazard shown as Zones V1-V30, VE, or V on the Village's Flood Insurance Rate Map designated in § 292-3B.
The design ratio of pile spacing to pile diameter shall not be less than 8:1 for individual piles (this shall not apply to pile clusters located below the design grade). The maximum center-to-center spacing of wood piles shall not be more than 12 feet on center under load bearing sills, beams, or girders.
The primary floor beams or girders shall span the supports in the direction parallel to the flow of potential floodwater and wave action and shall be fastened to the columns or pilings by bolting, with or without cover plates. Concrete members shall be connected by reinforcement, if cast in place, or (if precast) shall be securely connected by bolting and welding. If sills, beams, or girders are attached to wood piling at a notch, a minimum of two five-eighths-inch galvanized steel bolts or two hot-dipped galvanized straps, 3/16 inch by four inches by 18 inches each bolted with two one-half-inch lag bolts per beam member, shall be used. Notching of pile tops shall be the minimum sufficient to provide ledge support for beam members without unduly weakening pile connections. Piling shall not be notched so that the cross section is reduced below 50%.
Exterior wall connections. All bottom plates shall have any required breaks under a wall stud or an anchor bolt. Approved anchors will be used to secure rafters or joists and top and bottom plates to studs in exterior and bearing walls to form a continuous tie. Continuous fifteen-thirty-seconds-inch-or-thicker plywood sheathing, overlapping the top wall plate and continuing down to the sill, beam, or girder, may be used to provide the continuous tie. If the sheets of plywood are not vertically continuous, then two-by-four nailer blocking shall be provided at all horizontal joints. In lieu of the plywood, galvanized steel rods of one-half-inch diameter or galvanized steel straps not less than one inch wide by 1/16 inch thick may be used to connect from the top wall plate to the sill, beam, or girder. Washers with a minimum diameter of three inches shall be used at each end of the one-half-inch round rods. These anchors shall be installed no more than two feet from each corner rod, no more than four feet on center.
Nonresidential structures (except coastal high hazard areas). 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 § 292-5A and B.
Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be completely floodproofed to that level to meet the floodproofing standard specified in § 292-5B(3).
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 § 292-5E(1)(b), including the specific elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure is to be floodproofed.
Nonresidential structures (coastal high hazard areas). In Zones V1-V30 and VE, and also Zone V if base flood elevations are available, new construction and substantial improvements of any nonresidential structure, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, shall have the bottom of lowest member of the lowest floor elevated to or above two feet above the base flood elevation. Floodproofing of structures is not an allowable alternative to elevating the lowest floor to two feet above the base flood elevation in Zones V1-V30, VE, and V.
Manufactured homes and recreational vehicles. The following standards in addition to the standards in § 292-5A and B 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 § 292-5G(2), (3), and (4).
Within Zone AO, the floor shall be elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 292-3B (at least two feet if no depth number is specified). Elevation on piers consisting of dry stacked blocks is prohibited.
Upon consideration of the factors of § 292-6A(4) and the purposes of this chapter, the Board of Appeals 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 elevation, provided § 292-6A(4)(a) through (l) has been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
The criteria of § 292-6B(1), (4), (5), and (6) are met; and