1. Statement of Intent. The intent of the “F-1” District is to establish and preserve areas which are susceptible to flooding.
2. Principal Permitted Uses. In the “F-1” District, no building, structure, or other land use shall be erected or used except for one or more of the following uses:
A. Flood control and irrigation uses and structures erected in connection with these uses.
B. Parks, playgrounds, golf course, and other similar recreational facilities.
C. Public utility and public service installations and facilities excluding business offices, repair and storage facilities.
D. Upon a showing that measures have or will be taken for adequate flood protection, the City Engineer may permit the erection of buildings and structures in the flood plain zone.
3. Designations of Major Flood Channels and Areas of Special Flood Hazard. Areas identified by the Federal Insurance Administration on the Flood Insurance Rate Map for the City of Carroll, Iowa, dated March 19, 1990, and any revision thereto, shall be designated as major flood channels and areas of special flood hazard. These areas shall be zoned F-1.
4. Adoption of Regulatory Floodway. The regulatory floodways and elevations identified by the Federal Insurance Administration are hereby adopted.
A. In the regulatory floodways, no development or encroachment (including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development), which will result in any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge shall be permitted.
5. Revision of Flood Channels and Areas of Special Flood Hazards. The City Engineer may revise the elevations for flood channels and areas of special flood hazards not identified by the FIA based on areas computation, rainfall, water flow, surface profile and such other matters as may come to his knowledge and attention.
6. Inclusion of Flood Channel and Areas of Special Flood Hazards. The flood channels and areas of special flood hazards established in this article shall be designated by appropriate symbols on the official zoning map.