The Flood Plain Overlay District delineates areas of the city as identified by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Maps for Pinckneyville, Illinois prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that, in the absence of adequate flood protection measures, are subject to periodic flooding which may result in injury to or loss of life and property, disruption of private and governmental services, impairment of the tax base, and the need for extraordinary relief measures. The purpose of this district is to alert the property owners and residents to the potential flood hazards associated with the land included in this district. Although it is not a requirement of this chapter, owners of property located in this district are encouraged to limit development of this land to:
(A) Uses which inherently have low flood damage potential; and
(B) Other uses allowed in the primary districts (those districts overlain by the OFP District), provided adequate protective measures have been taken.
(Ord. O-2014-06, passed 8-11-14)