A. In passing upon requests for variances, the county planning commission shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this title, provide written findings of fact to support such a variance and consider:
1. The danger of materials being swept onto other lands and injuring others;
2. The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
3. The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and effect of such damage on the existing individual owner and future owners of the property;
4. The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community;
5. The necessity to the facility of a flood damage prone location, where applicable;
6. The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage;
7. The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development;
8. The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program for that area;
9. The safety of dry access to the property in time of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
10. The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the floodwaters expected at the site;
11. The cost of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water system, and streets and bridges.
B. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice over the signature of the floodplain administrator that:
1. The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood level will result in increased annual premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as twenty five dollars ($25.00) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of insurance coverage ($25,000.00 per $100,000.00 coverage);
2. Such construction below the base flood level increases risks to life and property. A copy of the notice shall be recorded by the county floodplain administrator in the office of the Lincoln County recorder and shall be recorded in a manner so that it appears as an exception on the title of the affected parcel of land.
C. The county floodplain administrator will maintain a record of all variance actions, including justification for their issuance, and report such variances issued in its biennial report submitted to the federal insurance administration and FEMA. (Ord. 2010-03, 8-2-2010, eff. 8-21-2010)