The intent of this chapter is to:
A.Â
Promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the community.
B.Â
Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction practices in
order to prevent or minimize flood damage in the future.
C.Â
Minimize danger to public health by protecting water supply and natural
drainage.
D.Â
Reduce financial burdens imposed on the community, its governmental
units, and its residents, by preventing excessive development in areas
subject to flooding.
E.Â
Comply with federal and state floodplain management requirements.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, business or corporation to undertake, or cause to be undertaken, any construction or development in any designated floodplain within the Borough of Rosslyn Farms unless a permit under and pursuant to this chapter has first been obtained from the Borough's Code Official, unless a permit is not required under § 170-4B.
B.Â
A permit under this section shall not be required for minor repairs
to existing buildings or structures.
Upon adoption of the current chapter, Chapter 112 of the Rosslyn
Farms Codified Ordinances is hereby repealed in its entirety. This
chapter supersedes any other conflicting provisions which may be in
effect in identified floodplain areas. However, any other ordinance
provisions shall remain in full force and effect to the extent that
those provisions are more restrictive. If there is any conflict between
any of the provisions of this chapter, the more restrictive shall
apply.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this chapter shall be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever,
such a decision shall not affect the remaining portions of the chapter,
which shall remain in full force and effect, and for this purpose
the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable.
A.Â
The degree of flood protection sought by the provisions of this chapter
is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on accepted
engineering methods of study. Larger floods may occur or flood heights
may be increased by man-made or natural causes, such as ice jams and
bridge openings restricted by debris. This chapter does not imply
that areas outside any identified floodplain areas, or that land uses
permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages.
B.Â
This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the Borough
of Rosslyn Farms or any officer or employee thereof for any flood
damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative
decision lawfully made thereunder.