A. Plan requirements. In addition to the permit application requirements normally required under this chapter, a zoning permit shall be required prior to any proposed development within the Floodplain (FP) District. The following specific information is to be included as part of the application for the zoning permit:
1. A plan which details the:
(a) Existing and proposed contours and/or elevation (in relation to mean sea level, i.e., the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929) of the ground and the lowest floor of proposed construction.
(b) One-hundred-year-flood elevation.
(c) Other associated factors such as pressures and impact forces.
(d) Storage elevations.
(e) Size of the structures.
(f) Location and elevations of streets, water supply, sanitary facilities.
(g) Soil types.
(h) Floodproofing measures including specific reference to the level of the floodproofing in relation to the one-hundred-year flood.
2. A document, certified by a registered professional engineer or architect, which states that the proposed construction has been adequately designed to withstand the flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact and uplift forces and other hydrostatic, hydrodynamic and buoyancy factors associated with the one-hundred-year flood. Such statement shall include a description of the type and extent of floodproofing measures which have been incorporated into the design of the structure.
B. Review by County Conservation District. A copy of all applications and plans for construction or development in the designated Floodplain (FP) District to be considered for approval shall be submitted to the County Conservation District for review and comment prior to the issuance of a building permit. The recommendations of the County Conservation District shall be considered for possible incorporation into the proposed plan.
C. Other permit issuance requirements. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the Township Building Official shall review the application for permit to determine if all other necessary governmental permits, such as those required by state and federal laws, have been obtained, including those required by Act 537, the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. § 693.1 et seq.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, Section 404, 33 U.S.C. § 1334. No permit shall be issued until this determination has been made.
D. Start of construction. For purposes of implementation of these provisions, construction shall be considered to have started with the first placement of permanent construction of the site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings or any work beyond the stage of excavation. For a structure without a basement or poured footings, the start of CONSTRUCTION includes the first permanent framing or assembly of the structure or any part thereof on its pilings or foundation or the affixing of any prefabricated structures or mobile home to its permanent site. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, land clearing, grading, filling, excavation for basement, footings, piers or foundations, erection of temporary forms, the installation of piling under proposed subsurface footings or the installation of sewer, gas and water pipes or electric or other service lines from the street.
