(A) Intent. Flood Plain Districts and their regulations are established herein in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(1) To minimize damage to property which may be caused by excess amounts of water periodically inundating certain sections of the village, said sections are located generally along natural watercourses, channels and streams, and have been established on the map which is a part of this chapter; and
(2) To minimize possible damage to properties located on adjacent lands to those sections so indicated as flood plains.
(B) Permitted buildings and uses. No structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, moved or maintained for residential purposes, nor shall any land be used for any purpose other than the following:
(1) Agricultural operations;
(2) Forestry;
(3) (a) Summer houses, for seasonable occupancy only; and
(b) The period of occupancy shall commence no earlier than May 1 of one year and may continue until no later than October 1 of that same year.
(4) Public and private park and recreation areas to include parks, playgrounds, picnic grounds, golf courses, fishing and boating;
(5) Circus, carnival or similar transient and portable amusement enterprises; and
(6) Extraction of minerals provided no storage of any kind is maintained on the premises.
(C) Special permit.
(1) Prior to the construction of any structure or the use of any land for the purposes mentioned in division (B) above, the applicant or applicants shall apply to the Planning Commission for a special permit.
(2) The Planning Commission prior to issuing said permit shall determine that such structure(s) or use will not create a flood hazard.
(Ord. 656-70, passed 2-16-1970)