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 Union may, upon request, grant relief
from the strict application of the requirements.
A.
Requests for variances shall be considered by the Township of Union in accordance with the procedures contained in § 128-16 and the following:
(1)
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use
or activity within any Floodway Area/District that would cause any
increase in the BFE.
(2)
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use
or activity within any AE Area/District without floodway that would,
together with all other existing and anticipated development, increase
the BFE more than one foot at any point.
(4)
If granted, a variance shall involve only the least modification
necessary to provide relief.
(5)
In granting any variance, the Township of Union 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.
(7)
(8)
A complete record of all variance requests and related actions shall
be maintained by the Township of Union. In addition, a report of all
variances granted during the year shall be included in the annual
report to FEMA.
B.
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.