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Timestamp: 2019-03-25 18:16:02
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114']

Township of Stafford, NJ Administration
Ch 114 Art IV Administration
§ 114-12 Establishment of development permit.
§ 114-12.1 Development permit required for construction and development adjacent to special flood hazard areas.
§ 114-13 Designation of local administrator.
§ 114-14 Duties and responsibilities of Zoning Officer and Construction Official.
§ 114-15 Variance procedure.
Chapter 114 Flood Hazard Areas Article IV Administration
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins, including placement of manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in § 114-7. 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. Specifically, the following information is required:
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 114-17;
A permit issued under Chapter 118 for grading and drainage, if applicable.
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins on any property immediately adjacent to any area of special flood hazard established in § 114-7. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Zoning Officer 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. If FEMA has not conducted a detailed study of the adjacent special flood hazard area in question, the applicant must perform a detailed study of the special flood hazard area based on FEMA-approved techniques or specifically approved by FEMA Region II.
Duties of the Zoning Officer and Construction Official shall include, but not be limited to:
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 § 114-19A are met.
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 § 114-18B(4).
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with § 114-7, the local administrator 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 § 114-17A and B.
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in § 114-12C.
In coastal high hazard areas, certification shall be obtained from a registered professional engineer or architect that the provisions of § 114-18B(1) and (2)(a) and (b) are met.
Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. 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 § 114-15.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment as established by the Township of Stafford shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Zoning Officer in the enforcement or administration of this chapter.
Those aggrieved by the decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision as provided by law.
Upon consideration of the factors of § 114-15A(4) and the purposes of this chapter, the Zoning Board of Adjustment 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 items in § 114-15A(4) 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 or extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public as identified in § 114-15A(4), or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.