(a) All new buildings and substantial improvements to existing buildings shall be protected from flood damage up to the Flood Protection Elevation (FPE) and shall be in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and local ordinances, and rules and regulations. Floodway alteration shall be permitted only upon review and approval by the Municipality, in accordance with an approved storm water plan.
(b) A storm water plan providing for the filling or alteration of a floodway may include provisions for maintaining stability of the banks of streams or other water bodies, by means of the establishing of buffer zones and other means of providing protection of the slopes and banks of water bodies.
(c) Within any required buffer zone, no earth change shall take place except in accordance with the approved storm water plan. Such a plan may also include provisions for the replacement of floodplain storage volume, where such storage volume is lost or diminished as a result of approved development.
(d) Where appropriate, permanent setbacks based on site slopes and soils will be established in accordance with the specifications outlined in the Genesee County Storm Water and Flood Control Design Standard Requirements.
(Ord. 2015-01. Passed 1-26-15.)