Title 13 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 13.12 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
13.12-5.050 Considerations.
In passing upon such applications, the appeal board shall consider all
technical evaluations, all relevant factors, all standards specified in other
sections of this chapter, and:
A. The danger that materials may be swept
onto other lands to the injury of others;
B. The danger to life and
property due to flooding or erosion damage, and the safety of access to the
property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
C. The
susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the
effect of such damage on the individual owner;
D. The importance of the
services provided by the proposed facility to the community;
E. The
necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where
applicable;
F. The availability of alternative locations, not subject to
flooding or erosion damage, for the proposed use;
G. The compatibility
of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development, and the
relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain
management program for that area;
H. 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;
I. The
costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions
including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as
sewer, gas, electrical and water systems, and streets and bridges;
and,
J. Agricultural structures must be located in wide, expansive
floodplain areas, where no other alternative location for the agricultural
structure exists. The applicant must demonstrate that the entire farm acreage,
consisting of a contiguous parcel of land on which the structure is to be
located, must be in the special flood hazard area and no other alternative
locations for the structure are available. (Ord. 01-O-06 § 1(part),
2001)
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