Borough of Catasauqua, PA
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2022-04-25
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 145 Floodplain Management
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Article VI Existing Structures
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Auditor
- Ch 10 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 15 Borough Council
- Ch 20 Building, Municipal
- Ch 30 Civil Service
- Ch 35 Fire Department
- Ch 37 Fire Inspector
- Ch 40 Fiscal Affairs
- Ch 42 Health, Board of
- Ch 43 Intergovernmental Agreements
- Ch 45 Library
- Ch 50 Manager
- Ch 55 Pensions, Retirement and Benefits
- Ch 60 Planning Commission
- Ch 65 Police Department
- Ch 68 Records
- Ch 70 Recreation Board
- Ch 75 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 80 Sexual Harassment
- Ch 90 Taxation Department, Earned Income
- Ch 95 Water Department and Sewage Department
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 98 Alarm Devices
- Ch 100 Amusements and Amusement Devices
- Ch 105 Animals
- Ch 108 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Bicycles
- Ch 115 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 120 Buildings
- Ch 122 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 125 Code Enforcement
- Ch 130 Codes, Uniform
- Ch 138 Fair Housing
- Ch 140 Firearms
- Ch 145 Floodplain Management
- Ch 145 Art VI Existing Structures
- § 145-30 Existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
- § 145-31 Improvements.
- Ch 155 Franchises
- Ch 160 Garage Sales
- Ch 165 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 167 Insurance
- Ch 170 Junkyards
- Ch 175 Loitering
- Ch 180 Moving Permits
- Ch 182 Municipal Claims and Liens
- Ch 185 Noise
- Ch 190 Parades
- Ch 195 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 200 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 205 Public Property
- Ch 206 Public Safety Radio Amplification Systems
- Ch 207 Rental Property
- Ch 210 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 212 (Reserved)
- Ch 215 Signs and Billboards
- Ch 220 Solid Waste
- Ch 225 Stormwater Management
- Ch 230 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 235 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 237 Tapping Fees
- Ch 240 Taxation
- Ch 245 Trees
- Ch 255 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 260 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 265 Water
- Ch 275 Wellhead Protection
- Ch 277 Wireless Facilities
- Ch 280 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A285 Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The provisions of this chapter do not require any changes or improvements to be made to lawfully existing structures. However, when an improvement is made to any existing structure, the provisions of § 145-31 shall apply.
The following provisions shall apply whenever
any improvement is made to an existing structure located within any
identified floodplain area:
A.
No expansion or enlargement of an existing structure
shall be allowed within any floodway area that would cause any increase
in the elevation of the one-hundred-year flood.
B.
No expansion or enlargement of an existing structure
shall be allowed within any area that would, together with all other
existing and anticipated development, increase the one-hundred-year
flood elevation more than one foot at any point.
C.
Any modification, alteration, reconstruction, or improvement,
of any kind to an existing structure, to an extent or amount of 50%
or more of its market value, shall constitute a substantial improvement
and shall be undertaken only in full compliance with the provisions
of this chapter.
D.
Any modification, alteration, reconstruction, or improvement
of any kind to an existing structure, to an extent or amount of less
than 50% of its market value, shall be elevated and/or floodproofed
to the greatest extent possible.
