[Ord. 589, 2/22/2017]
If compliance with any of the requirements of this chapter would
result in an exceptional hardship to a prospective builder, developer
or landowner, Northampton Township may, upon request, grant relief
from the strict application of the requirements.
[Ord. 589, 2/22/2017]
1.
Requests for variances shall be considered by Northampton Township in accordance with the procedures contained in § 8-310 and the following:
A.
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.
B.
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.
C.
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 which may endanger human life (§ 8-504).
D.
No variance will be granted for prohibited activities (Part 6) in
the identified floodplain area.
E.
If granted, a variance shall involve only the least modification
necessary to provide relief.
F.
In granting any variance, Northampton Township 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.
H.
I.
A complete record of all variance requests and related actions shall
be maintained by Northampton Township. In addition, a report of all
variances granted during the year shall be included in the annual
report to the FEMA.
2.
Notwithstanding any of the above, however, all structures shall be
designed and constructed so as to have the capability of resisting
the 1% annual chance flood.