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In accordance with the administrative regulations promulgated
by the Department of Community and Economic Development to implement
the Pennsylvania Floodplain Management Act, the following activities
shall be prohibited within any identified floodplain area unless a
special permit has been issued by resolution of the Board of Supervisors:
A. The commencement of any of the following activities or the construction
or enlargement or expansion of any structure used, or intended to
be used, for any of the following activities:
B. The commencement of, or any construction of, a new mobile home park
or mobile home subdivision or substantial improvement to an existing
mobile park or mobile home subdivision.
[Amended 3-16-1998 by Ord. No. 2-1998]
Applicants for special permits shall provide five copies of
the following items:
A. A written request including a completed floodplain permit application
form.
B. A small-scale map showing the vicinity in which the proposed site
is located.
C. A plan of the entire site, clearly and legibly drawn, at a scale
of one inch being equal to 100 feet or less, showing the following:
(1) North arrow, scale and date.
(2) Topography based on the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 showing
existing and proposed contours at intervals of two feet.
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(3) All property and lot lines including the dimensions and the size
of the site expressed in acres or square feet.
(4) The location of all proposed or existing streets, drives or accessways
for vehicular or pedestrian traffic and parking areas with information
concerning widths, pavement types and construction and elevations.
(5) The location of any existing bodies of water or watercourses, buildings,
structures and other public or private facilities, including railroad
tracts and facilities and any other natural or man-made features affecting,
or being affected by, the proposed activity or development.
(6) The location of the floodplain boundary line, information and spot
elevations concerning the one-hundred-year flood elevations and information
concerning the flow of water, including direction and velocities.
(7) The location of all proposed buildings, structures, utilities and
any other improvements.
(8) Any other information which the Township considers necessary for
adequate review of the application.
D. Plans of all proposed buildings, structures and other improvements,
clearly and legibly drawn at suitable scale, showing the following:
(1) Sufficiently detailed architectural or engineering drawings, including
floor plans, sections and exterior building elevations, as appropriate.
(2) For any proposed building, the elevation of the lowest floor (including
basement) and, as required, the elevation of any other floor.
(3) Complete information concerning flood depths, pressures, velocities,
impact and uplift forces and other factors associated with the one-hundred-year
flood.
(4) Detailed information concerning any proposed floodproofing measures.
(5) Cross-section drawings for all proposed streets, drives, other accessways
and parking areas showing all rights-of-way and pavement widths.
(6) Profile drawings for all proposed streets, drives and vehicular accessways
including existing and proposed grades.
(7) Plans and profiles of all proposed sanitary and storm sewer systems,
water supply systems and any other utilities and facilities.
E. The following data and documentation:
(1) Certification from the applicant that the site upon which the activity
or development is proposed is an existing separate and single parcel
owned by the applicant or the client whom he represents.
(2) Certification from a registered professional engineer, architect
or landscape architect that the proposed construction has been adequately
designed to protect against damage from a one-hundred-year flood.
(3) A statement, certified by a registered professional engineer, architect,
landscape architect or other qualified person which contains a complete
and accurate description of the nature and extent of pollution that
might possibly occur from the development during the course of a one-hundred-year
flood, including a statement concerning the effects such pollution
may have on human life.
(4) A statement, certified by a registered professional engineer, architect
or landscape architect which contains a complete and accurate description
of the effects that the proposed development will have on the flows
and elevations of a one-hundred-year flood.
(5) A statement, certified by a registered professional engineer, architect
or landscape architect which contains a complete and accurate description
of the kinds and amounts of any loose buoyant materials or debris
which may possibly exist or be located on the site below the one-hundred-year
flood elevation and the effects such materials and debris may have
on the elevation and flow of a one-hundred-year flood.
(6) The appropriate component of the Department of Environmental Protection's
"Planning Module for Land Development."
(7) Where any excavation is proposed, a plan meeting the requirements
of the Department of Environmental Protection to implement and maintain
erosion and sedimentation control.
(8) Any other applicable permits such as, but not limited to a permit
for any activity regulated by the Department of Environmental Protection
under Section 302 of Act 1978-166.
(9) An evacuation plan which fully explains the manner in which the site
will be safely evacuated before or during the course of a one-hundred-year
flood.
Upon receipt of an application for special permit by the Township, the following procedures shall apply in addition to those of Article
II:
A. Within three working days following receipt of the application, a
complete copy of the application and all accompanying documentation
shall be forwarded to the County Planning Commission by registered
or certified mail for its review and recommendations. Copies of the
application and documentation shall be forwarded to the Potter Township
Planning Commission and to the Township Engineer for review and comment.
B. If an application is received that is incomplete, the Township shall
notify the applicant, in writing, stating in what respect the application
is deficient.
C. If the Township decides to disapprove an application it shall notify
the applicant, in writing, of its reasons for the disapproval.
D. If the Township decides to approve an application it shall file written
notification, together with a copy of the application and all pertinent
information, which the Department of Community and Economic Development,
by registered or certified mail, within five working days after the
date of approval.
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E. Before issuing the special permit, the Township shall allow the Department
of Community and Economic Development 30 days, after receipt of notification
by the Department, to review the application and decision made by
the Township.
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F. If the Township does not receive any communication from the Department
of Community and Economic Development during the thirty-day review
period, it may issue the special permit to the applicant.
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G. If the Department of Community and Economic Development should decide
to disapprove an application, it shall notify the Township and the
applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval and the
Township shall not issue the permit.
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