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Town of Milo, NY Flood Damage Prevention
Interpretation of provisions; conflicts with other laws.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Milo 10-27-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997 (Ch. 90 of the 1997 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Docking and mooring — See Ch. 178.
Chapter 204 : Flood Damage Prevention
The Town Board of the Town of Milo finds that the potential
the residents of the Town of Milo 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
natural protective barriers which are involved in accommodation of
and gas mains: electric, telephone and sewer lines; and streets and
bridges, located in areas of special flood hazard.
flood-blight areas.
G. Provide that developers are notified that property is in an area
is unpredictable and indeterminate and where velocity flow may be
a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This area may
be designated as Zones A, AE, AH, AO, A1 through A99, V, VO, VE or
V1 through V30. It is also commonly referred to as the "base floodplain"
or the "one-hundred-year floodplain."
The same meaning as definition of "basement."
(a) Built, in the case of a building in Zones A1 through A30, AE,
A, A99, AO, AH, B, C, X or D, to have the top of the elevated floor
or, in the case of a building in Zones V1 through V30, VE or V, to
(2) In the case of Zones A1 through A30, AE, A, A99, AO, AH, B,
C, X or D, elevated building also includes a building elevated by
means of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls with openings sufficient
(3) In the case of Zones V1 through V30, VE or V, elevated building
the construction of street and either final site grading or the pouring
of concrete pads) is complete before the effective date of the floodplain
management regulations adopted by the community.
facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured home are
to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction
(1) A general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation
(a) The overflow of inland or tidal waters; or
(2) Also the collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body 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 Subsection (1) above.
any source. (See definition of "flooding.")
changes or adjustments to structures, which reduce or eliminate flood
long-term storage or manufacture, sales or service facilities.
with its provisions. This person is often the Code Enforcement Officer,
Building Inspector or employee of an engineering department.
The lowest level, including the basement or cellar, of the
lowest enclosed area. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure,
usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage
in an area other than a basement is not considered a building's
of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of floodplain
management regulations adopted by a community.
At least 51% of the actual cash value, excluding land value,
is above ground.
a designated height as determined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency in a Flood Insurance Study.
of a project or physical alteration of the property, including land
preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; installation of
streets and/or walkways; excavation for a basement, footings, piers
the placement and/or installation on the property of accessory building
(garages, sheds), storage trailers and building materials. For manufactured
homes, the "actual start" means affixing of the manufactured home
to its permanent site.
occurred. For the purposes of this definition, substantial improvement
state or local building, fire, health, sanitary or safety code specifications
which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions; or
(2) Any alteration of a structure or contributing structure listed
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.
within the jurisdiction of the Town of Milo.
Emergency Management Agency on its Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM)
or Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) No. 360961C 01 through 11, dated
July 18, 1985, is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this
chapter. The FHBM or FIRM is on file at the Town of Milo Clerk's
office, 142 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527.
Flood Insurance Program effective November 1, 1989, and shall supersede
or that imposing the highest standards shall govern.
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 15 days, or both. Each day of noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Town of Milo 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 §§ 204-16 and 204-17 will be declared noncompliant, and notification shall be sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
on the part of the Town of Milo, any officer or employee thereof or
the Federal Emergency Management Agency for any flood damages that
The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby appointed local administrator
to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development
permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
A floodplain development permit is hereby established for all construction and other development to be undertaken in areas of special flood hazard in this community 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 § 204-6, 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. Fees. All applications for a floodplain development permit shall
be accompanied by an application fee as set from time to time by resolution
of the Town Board. In addition, the applicant shall be responsible
for reimbursing the Town of Milo for any additional costs necessary
for review, inspection and approval of this project. The local administrator
may require a deposit of no more than $500 to cover these additional
B. Application for a permit. The applicant shall provide the following
information as appropriate. Additional information may be required
on the permit application form.
(1) The proposed elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest
structure to be located in Zones A1 through A30, AE or AH or Zone
(2) The proposed elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any
(3) A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any utility floodproofing will meet the criteria in § 204-14C, Utilities.
(4) A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in § 204-15B, Nonresidential structures.
(5) 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 map, computations or other material required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to revise the documents enumerated in § 204-6, 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.
(6) In Zone A, when no base flood elevation data are available from other
A. The local administrator shall conduct the following permit application
review before issuing a floodplain development permit:
(1) Review all applications for completeness, particularly with the requirements of § 204-11B, Application for a permit, and for compliance with the provisions and standards of this chapter.
(2) 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 § 204-13, General standards and, in particular, § 204-13A, Subdivision proposals.
(3) Determine whether any proposed development in an area of special flood hazard may result in physical damage to any other property (e.g., stream bank erosion and increased flood velocities). The local administrator may require the applicant to submit additional technical analyses and data necessary to complete the determination. If the proposed development may result in physical damage to any other property or fails to meet the requirements of § 204-13, General standards, 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.
(1) When the Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated areas of special flood hazard on the community'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 § 204-11, as criteria for requiring that new construction, substantial improvements or other proposed development meet the requirements of this chapter.
(1) Notification to adjacent communities and the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation prior to permitting any alteration or
relocation of a watercourse and submittal of evidence of such notification
(1) In Zones A1 through A30, AE and AH and also Zone A if base flood
obtain from the permit holder a certification of the as-built elevation
of the lowest floor or floodproofed elevation, in relation to mean
sea level. The certificate shall be prepared by or under the direct
supervision of a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer and
certified by same. For manufactured homes, the permit holder shall
(1) 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 § 204-8 of this chapter.
(2) 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 law and/or the conditions of the development permit. Disregard of a stop-work order shall subject the violator to the penalties described in § 204-8 of this chapter.
(1) In areas of special flood hazard, as determined by documents enumerated in § 204-6, 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.
(3) Issuance of the certificate shall be based upon the inspections conducted as prescribed in § 204-12E, Inspections, 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.
H. Information to be retained. The local administrator shall retain
(2) Certificates of as-built lowest floor elevations of structures required pursuant to § 204-12D, and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
(3) Floodproofing certificates required pursuant to § 204-12D and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
(4) Variances issued pursuant to §§ 204-16 and 204-17, Variance procedures; and
(5) Notices required under § 204-12C, Alteration of watercourses.
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 § 204-6:
(b) The Town of Milo agrees to apply to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) for a conditional FIRM revision, FEMA approval is received
and the applicant provides all necessary data, analysis and mapping
and reimburses the Town of Milo for all fees and other costs in relation
to the application. The applicant must also provide all data, analyses
and mapping and reimburse the Town of Milo for all costs related to
the final map revision.
(2) On streams with a regulatory floodway, as shown on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map or the Flood Insurance Rate Map adopted in § 204-6, no new construction, substantial improvements or other development in the floodway (including fill) shall be permitted unless:
Agency (FEMA) for a conditional FIRM and floodway revision, FEMA approval
and mapping and reimburses the Town of Milo for all fees and other
costs in relation to the application. The applicant must also provide
all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Town of Milo for
all costs related to the final map revisions.
(1) New structures and substantial improvement to structures in areas
of special flood hazard shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse
or lateral movement during the base flood. This requirement is in
addition to applicable state and local anchoring requirements for
resisting wind forces.
A1 through 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 usable solely
must either be certified by a licensed professional engineer or architect
and exit of floodwaters. Enclosed areas subgrade on all sides are
considered basements and are not permitted.
(1) Machinery and equipment servicing a building must either be elevated
to or above the base flood level or designed to prevent water from
entering or accumulating within the components during a flood. This
includes heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment, hot-water
heaters, appliances, elevator-lift machinery and electrical junction
and circuit breaker boxes. When located below the base flood elevation,
a professional engineer's or architect's certification of
the design is required.
(1) Elevation. The following standards in addition to the standards in § 204-13A, Subdivision proposals, and § 204-13B, Encroachments, and § 204-14, Standards for all structures, apply to structures located in areas of special flood hazard as indicated:
(a) Within Zones A1 through A30, AE and AH and also Zone A if base
flood elevation data are available, new construction and substantial
to one foot above the base flood level.
(b) Within Zone A, when no base flood elevation data are available,
new and substantially improved structures shall have the lowest floor
(c) 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 the depth number specified in feet on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 204-6 (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).
(d) Within Zones AH and AO, adequate drainage paths are required
to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures on slopes.
B. Nonresidential structures. The following standards apply to new and substantially improved commercial, industrial and other nonresidential structures, in addition to the requirements in § 204-13A, Subdivision proposals, and § 204-13B, Encroachments, and § 204-14, Standards for all structures.
(1) Within Zones A1 through A30, AE and AH and also Zone A if base flood
to one foot above the base flood elevation; or
(b) Be floodproofed so that the structure is watertight to one foot
above the base flood level with walls substantially impermeable to
in feet on the community's FIRM (at least two feet if no depth
number is specified); or
(b) Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be completely floodproofed to that level to meet the floodproofing standard specified in § 204-15B(1)(b).
(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 § 204-15B(1)(b), including the specific elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure is to be floodproofed.
C. Manufactured homes and recreational vehicles. The following standards in addition to the standards in § 204-13, General standards, and § 204-14, Standards for all structures, 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:
[1] Be on site fewer than 180 consecutive days;
[3] Meet the requirements for manufactured homes in § 204-15C(2), (4) and (5).
A1 through A30, AE and AH that is on a site either outside of an existing
manufactured home park or subdivision as herein defined; in a new
manufactured home park or subdivision as herein defined; in an expansion
to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision as herein defined;
or in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision as herein
defined on which a manufactured home has incurred substantial damage
as the result of a flood shall be elevated on a permanent foundation
system to resist flotation, collapse and lateral movement. Elevation
on piers consisting of dry-stacked blocks is prohibited. Methods of
anchoring may include but are not limited to use of over-the-top or
frame ties to ground anchors.
(3) A manufactured home to be placed or substantially improved in Zones
A1 through A30, AE and AH in an existing manufactured home park or
subdivision that is not to be placed on a site on which a manufactured
home has incurred substantial damage shall be:
(a) Elevated in a manner such as required in § 204-15C(2); or
(b) Elevated such that the manufactured home chassis is supported
by reinforced piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent
strength that are no less than 36 inches in height above the adjacent
grade and are securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation
system to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement. Elevation
on piers consisting of dry-stacked blocks is prohibited.
(4) Within Zone A, when no base flood elevation data are available, new
are no less than 36 inches in height above the lowest adjacent grade
and are securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system
to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement. Elevation on piers
consisting of dry-stacked blocks is prohibited.
(5) 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 § 204-6 (at least two feet if no depth number is specified). Elevation on piers consisting of dry-stacked blocks is prohibited.
A. The Zoning Board of Appeals, as established by the Town of Milo,
B. The Zoning Board of Appeals 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
C. Those aggrieved by the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals may
appeal such decision to the Supreme Court, pursuant to Article 78
D. In passing upon such applications, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall
consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards
(6) The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use, which
(7) The compatibility of the proposed use to the Comprehensive Plan and
flood conditions, including search and rescue operations maintenance
A. 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 § 204-16D(1) through (12) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
continued designation as an historic structure.
a functionally dependent use provided that:
notice over the signature of a community official that the cost of
from lowest floor elevation.