(a) Except as hereinafter provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following without obtaining a development permit from the Charter Township of Clinton:
(1) Locate any operation, obstruction or structure on lands in a 100-year flood plain.
(2) Make substantial improvements to any obstruction or structure in a 100-year flood plain. Maintenance of an obstruction or structure shall not be construed to be a substantial improvement.
(3) Locate any public or private institution or place of assembly in a flood plain.
(b) Dredging and filling and/or dumping or backfilling with any material in any manner is prohibited, unless through compensating excavation and shaping of the flood plain, the flow and impoundment capacity of the flood plain will be maintained or improved.
(c) It shall be unlawful to locate off-street parking streets, roads, bridges, outdoor play equipment, sheds, garages, boathouses, boat hoists, utility lines, public utilities and facilities, pumphouses, bleachers, bank protection structures, signs, fences, gazebos and similar outdoor equipment and appurtenances, in a flood plain, unless each of the following requirements is met:
(1) The structure would not cause an increase in water surface elevation, obstruct flow or reduce the impoundment capacity of the flood plain.
(2) All equipment and structures shall be anchored to prevent flotation and lateral movement.
(3) Compliance with these requirements is certified by a registered engineer.
(d) Uses which may be permitted in the 100-year flood plain are as follows:
(1) Cultivation and harvesting of crops according to recognized soil conservation practices.
(2) Pasture, grazing land, forestry, outdoor plant nursery, orchard and harvesting of any wild crops.
(3) Wildlife sanctuary, woodland preserves and arboretums.
(4) Recreational uses, such as parks, day camps, picnic groves and golf courses, provided that no principal building is located in the floodway.
(5) Open-space portions of any use district.
(Ord. 260-A-204. Passed 8-13-90; Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)