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In order to accomplish its purposes, these regulations include methods and provisions for:
(a) Restricting or prohibiting uses which are dangerous to health, safety and property due to water hazards, or which result in damaging increases in flood heights or velocities;
(b) Requiring that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities, which serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction;
(c) Controlling the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels and natural protective barriers, which help accommodate or channel flood waters;
(d) Controlling filling, grading, dredging, excavating and other development which may increase flood damage; and
(e) Preventing or regulating the construction of flood barriers, which will unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards in other areas.
(Ord. 21-33, passed 2-22-2021)
These regulations shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of the city as identified in § 1476.06, including any additional areas of special flood hazard annexed by city.
(Ord. 21-33, passed 2-22-2021)
(a) For the purposes of these regulations, the following studies and/or maps are adopted:
(1) Flood Insurance Rate Map and Flood Insurance Study for Lorain County, Ohio, and Incorporated Areas both effective March 9, 2021;
(2) Other studies and/or maps, which may be relied upon for establishment of the flood protection elevation, delineation of the 100-year floodplain, floodways or delineation of other areas of special flood hazard; and
(3) Any hydrologic and hydraulic engineering analysis authored by a registered professional engineer in the State of Ohio which has been approved by the city as required by § 1476.27, Subdivisions and Other New Developments.
(b) Any revisions to the aforementioned maps and/or studies are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of these regulations. Such maps and/or studies are on file at 150 Avon Beldon Road, Avon Lake, Ohio 44012.
(Ord. 21-33, passed 2-22-2021)
These regulations are not intended to repeal any existing ordinances including subdivision regulations, zoning or building codes. In the event of a conflict between these regulations and any other ordinance, the more restrictive shall be followed. These regulations are not intended to repeal, abrogate or impair any existing easements, covenants or deed restrictions. However, where this chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
(Ord. 21-33, passed 2-22-2021)
In the interpretation and application of these regulations, all provisions shall be:
(a) Considered as minimum requirements;
(b) Liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and
(c) Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state statutes. Where a provision of these regulations may be in conflict with a state or federal law, such state or federal law shall take precedence over these regulations.
(Ord. 21-33, passed 2-22-2021)
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