§ 34-56. Standards for areas of special flood hazard with established base flood elevations and with floodways designated.

Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in section 34-5 are areas designated as floodways. A floodway may be extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of floodwaters, debris or erosion potential. In addition, the area must remain free of encroachment in order to allow for the discharge of base flood without increased flood heights and velocities. Therefore, the following provisions apply:

(1)

Encroachments are prohibited, including fill material, new construction, substantial improvements or other developments within the floodway. Development may be permitted however, provided it is demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practiced that the cumulative effect of the proposed encroachments or new development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, shall not result in any increase in the water surface elevation of the base flood level, velocities or floodway widths during the occurrence of a base flood discharge at any point within the community. A registered professional engineer must provide supporting technical data and certification thereof.

(2)

New construction or substantial improvements of buildings shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. O-07-2-102, § 1(Exh. A), 4-16-07)