If compliance with any of the requirements of this chapter would
result in an exceptional hardship to a prospective builder, developer
or landowner, the Township of West Manchester may, upon request, grant
relief from the strict application of the requirements.
A.Â
Requests for variances shall be considered by the Township of West Manchester in accordance with the procedures contained in § 75-17 and the following:
(1)Â
No variance shall be granted within any identified floodplain area that would cause any increase in BFE. In A Area/District, BFEs are determined using the methodology in § 75-19C.
(2)Â
Except for a possible modification of the regulatory flood elevation requirement involved, no variance shall be granted for any of the other requirements pertaining specifically to development regulated by Article VI, Prohibited Activities, or to § 75-26, Development which may endanger human life.
(3)Â
If granted, a variance shall involve only the least modification
necessary to provide relief.
(4)Â
In granting any variance, the Township of West Manchester shall attach
whatever reasonable conditions and safeguards it considers necessary
in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and to
achieve the objectives of this chapter.
(6)Â
In reviewing any request for a variance, the Township of West Manchester
shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
(7)Â
A complete record of all variance requests and related actions shall
be maintained by the Township of West Manchester. In addition, a report
of all variances granted during the year shall be included in the
annual report to FEMA.
B.Â
Notwithstanding any of the above, however, all structures shall be
designed and constructed so as to have the capability of resisting
the one-percent-annual-chance flood.