City of Easton, PA
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2023-11-13
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 298 Floodplain Management
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Article V General Technical Provisions
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 12 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 17 Bonds
- Ch 23 Civil Service Board
- Ch 28 Code Board of Appeal
- Ch 34 Contracts and Agreements
- Ch 39 Council Rules and Regulations
- Ch 45 Departments
- Ch 50 Electronic Signatures
- Ch 52 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 54 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 56 Finance
- Ch 61 Fire Department
- Ch 73 Health, Board of
- Ch 79 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Map, Official City Street
- Ch 98 Officers and Employees
- Ch 103 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Pensions
- Ch 114 Personnel
- Ch 119 Planning Commission
- Ch 123 Police Department
- Ch 131 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 135 Records, Public
- Ch 139 Recreation Board
- Ch 152 Vacant Property Review Committee
- Ch 157 Water Authority
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 180 Alarms and Alarm Systems
- Ch 185 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 189 Animals
- Ch 194 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 222 Buyer Notification
- Ch 245 Construction
- Ch 250 Construction Sites and Protection of Structures
- Ch 281 False Reports to Police
- Ch 285 Fees
- Ch 294 Fire Insurance Escrow Fund
- Ch 295 Fire Safety Inspection
- Ch 296 Fireworks
- Ch 298 Floodplain Management
- Ch 298 Art V General Technical Provisions
- § 298-10 Permit required; general provisions.
- Ch 307 Graffiti
- Ch 311 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 318 Historic Preservation
- Ch 324 Horse Stables; Rental and Carriage Horses
- Ch 337 Lead Exposure
- Ch 350 Markets, Public
- Ch 354 (Reserved)
- Ch 365 Moving of Goods
- Ch 369 Municipal Claims and Liens
- Ch 372 Newsracks
- Ch 376 Noise
- Ch 399 Parking Permits
- Ch 404 Parks
- Ch 410 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 415 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 422 Contractor Licenses
- Ch 427 Police Services Cost Recovery
- Ch 435 Property Maintenance and Housing Standards
- Ch 444 Public Health Standards
- Ch 456 Rental Property
- Ch 468 Scaffolding
- Ch 475 Sewers
- Ch 491 Smoking
- Ch 500 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 507 Stormwater Management
- Ch 515 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 520 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 526 Tattooing, Body Piercing and Body Art
- Ch 531 Tax Abatements
- Ch 535 Taxation
- Ch 539 (Reserved)
- Ch 545 Towing
- Ch 554 Trees, Shade
- Ch 560 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 565 Vehicles, Seizure of
- Ch 572 Water
- Ch 580 Weapons
- Ch 595 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
A permit shall be required before any construction or development
is undertaken within any flood hazard area of the City of Easton.
B.
No encroachment, alteration, or improvement of any kind shall be
made to any watercourse until all adjacent municipalities which may
be affected by such action have been notified by the City of Easton,
and until all required permits or approvals have first been obtained
from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Regional
Office. In addition, FEMA and the Pennsylvania Department of Community
and Economic Development shall be notified prior to any alteration
or relocation of any watercourse.
C.
Any new construction, development, uses or activities allowed within
any identified flood hazard area shall be undertaken in strict compliance
with the provisions contained in this chapter and any other applicable
codes, ordinances and regulations.
D.
Under no circumstances shall any new construction, use, activity
and/or land development adversely affect the capacity of the channels
or floodways of any watercourse, drainage ditch or any other drainage
facility or system unless otherwise permitted by this chapter.
E.
All subdivision and land development proposals containing at least
50 lots or a minimum of five acres in the Flood Hazard District where
base flood elevation data is not available shall be supported by hydrologic
and hydraulic engineering analyses that determine base flood elevations
and floodway information. The analyses shall be prepared by a licensed
professional engineer in a format required by FEMA for a conditional
letter of map revision (CLOMR) or letter of map revision (LOMR).
F.
Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction,
substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted
unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis
performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the
proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in flood levels
within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
