(A) Permitted uses. Only uses having a low flood-damage potential and not obstructing flood flows shall be permitted within the Floodway District to the extent that they are not prohibited by any other ordinance. The following are recommended uses for the Floodway District:
(1) Agricultural uses such as general farming, pasture, nurseries, forestry;
(2) Residential uses such as lawns, gardens, parking and play areas;
(3) Non-residential areas such as loading areas, parking and airport landing strips; and
(4) Public and private recreational uses such as golf courses, archery ranges, picnic grounds, parks, wildlife and nature preserves.
(B) Standards for the Floodway Overlay District. New structures for human habitation are prohibited. All encroachment, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development must be prohibited unless certification by a registered professional engineer or architect is provided demonstrating that the development shall not result in any increase in water surface elevations along the floodway profile during occurrence of the base flood discharge. These uses are subject to the standards of §§ 153.40 and 153.41 of this chapter. In Zone A unnumbered, obtain, review and reasonably utilize any flood elevation and floodway data available through federal, state or other sources or § 153.40(F)(4) of this chapter, in meeting the standards of this section.
(1976 Code, § 14-107) (Ord. 1421, passed 4-18-2011)