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)