(A) In considering an application for a special use permit in the General Flood Plain District, the Board shall transmit one copy of the application described in §§ 93.162 and 93.166 to a designated engineer or other person or agency from which the Board shall request expert technical assistance in determining whether the proposed use is located in the floodway or flood fringe portion of the General Flood Plain District, in determining the regulatory flood elevation; and, in evaluation the proposed project in relation to flood heights and velocities, the seriousness of potential flood damage to the use, and the adequacy of the plans for protection and other technical matters. Based upon this technical evaluation, the board shall, where necessary:
(1) Determine the specific flooding threat at the site of the proposed special use permit and determine whether the use is located in a floodway or flood fringe portion of the General Flood Plain District.
(2) Based upon the technical evaluation of the designated engineer or expert, the Board shall determine the specific flood hazard at the site and shall evaluate the suitability of the proposed use in relation to the flood hazard.
(B) Factors upon which the decision of the Board shall be based. In passing upon such applications, the Board shall not recommend a special use permit that is contrary to relevant factors specified in this zoning code and shall consider.
(1) The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by encroachments.
(2) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands or downstream to the injury of others.
(3) The proposed water supply and sanitation systems and the ability of these systems to prevent the occurrence of disease, contamination, and unsanitary condition.
(4) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner.
(5) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the county.
(6) The requirements of the facility for a waterfront location;
(7) The availability of alternative locations not subject to flooding for the proposed use.
(8) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing development and development anticipated in the foreseeable future.
(9) The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program for the area.
(10) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles.
(11) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the floodwaters expected at the site.
(12) Such other factors as are relevant to the purposes of this zoning code including a flood warning system.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)