O-2021-3831 amending Chapter 94 "Floods" of the CoLP Code of Ordinances and Chapter 5 of the PICM

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(d) Description of the extent to which any watercourse or natural drainage will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development; (e) Maintain a record of all such information in accordance with_section 94-62(1); (2) Approval or denial of a floodplain development permit by the floodplain administrator shall be based on all of the provisions of this ordinance and the following relevant factors: (a) The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; (b) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner; (c) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others; (d) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; (e) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; (f) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions including maintenance and repair of streets and bridges, and public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems; (g) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; (h) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable; (i) The availability of alternative locations, not subject to flooding or erosion damage, for the proposed use. Sec. 94-65. -Variance procedures. (1) The appeal board, as established by the community, shall hear and render judgment on requests for variances from the requirements of this article. (2) The appeal board shall hear and render judgment on an appeal only when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the floodplain administrator in the enforcement or administration of this article. (3) Any person or persons aggrieved by the decision of the appeal board may appeal such decision in the courts of competent jurisdiction. (4) The floodplain administrator shall maintain a record of all actions involving an appeal and shall report variances to the Federal Emergency Management Agency upon request. (5) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the state inventory of historic places, without regard to the procedures set forth in the remainder of this article. (6) Variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing the relevant factors in section 94-64(2) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one- half half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases. II