§ 208-1406.   Permitted Uses in Floodway (FW).

 

A.         The Floodway (FW) is delineated for the purposes of this chapter using the criteria that a certain area within the floodplain must be capable of carrying the waters of the one-hundred-year flood more than one (1) foot at any point.  The areas included in this area are defined in the Floodway Data Table contained in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) as prepared by the FEMA and shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map. Where no floodway has been delineated in the FIS, such information contained in any other available federal, state or other acceptable source should be used.  In the floodway subdistrict, the following uses and activities having a low flood damage potential and not obstructing flood flows shall be permitted, provided that they are in compliance with the provision of the underlying district and are not prohibited by any other ordinance and do not require structures, fill or storage of materials and equipment:

B.         Agricultural uses such as general farming, pasture, grazing, outdoor, plant nurseries, horticulture, truck farming, forestry, sod farming and wild crop harvesting.

C.         Public and private recreational uses and activities such as parks, day camps, picnic grounds, golf courses, boat launching and swimming areas, hiking and horseback riding trails, wildlife and nature preserves, game farms, fish hatcheries, trap and skeet game ranges, hunting and fishing.

D.         Accessory residential uses such as yard areas, gardens and play areas.

 

Last Updated on September 29, 2008
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