Land subject to flooding, improper drainage, or erosion, or that is for topographical or other reasons unsuitable for residential use as determined by the Planning Board, shall not be platted for residential use nor for any other uses that will continue or increase the danger to health, safety, or property unless the hazards can be, and are, corrected.
(A) Prevention of flood damage. Lands known to be within a floodplain or any area known to be subject to flooding shall be identified on the preliminary and final plats. Appropriate deed restrictions shall be filed for those lands subject to flooding prohibiting their development for dwelling or other uses unless the sites are flood-protected as follows. (See also Chapter 153, Flood Damage Prevention.)
(1) No structures or fill shall be placed in the floodway which would interfere with the natural watercourse.
(2) Streets and utilities lines and structures may be placed within the floodplain only if their elevation is raised above maximum flood heights or if they are otherwise flood-protected.
(3) Dwellings and self-contained sewage disposal units (if used) shall be built at an elevation above maximum flood heights.
(B) Fill areas. Areas that have been used for disposal of solid waste shall not be subdivided into commercial or residential building sites. This shall include those areas that have been used for the disposal of trash, demolition waste, and other waste materials.
(1996 Code, § 154.44) (Ord. passed 3-21-1994)