(a) No subdivision or part thereof shall be approved if proposed subdivision development in a floodway will, individually or collectively, significantly increase flood flows, heights or damages.
(b) No subdivision or part thereof shall be approved for floodway or floodway fringe areas which will substantially affect the storage capacity of the flood plain.
(Ord. 142-74. Passed 2-25-75.)
(c) Building sites for residences, motels, resorts and similar uses for human occupancy shall not be permitted in floodway areas. Sites for these uses may be permitted outside the floodway only if the sites are elevated to a height of at least one (1) foot above the elevation of the one hundred (100) year flood; and in addition thereto, all new construction, including substantial improvements of any residential structure within the area of special flood hazards as determined by the administrator shall have the lowest level of the lowest floor, including the basement, elevated to or above the level of the one hundred (100) year flood. Required fill areas, as outlined herein, must extend a minimum of fifteen (15) feet beyond the limits of the intended structure or structures.
(d) Building sites and structures for other than residential uses shall be constructed as provided for residential uses in subsection (c) hereof.
(Ord. 118-76. Passed 12-13-76.)
(e) When the Planning Commission determines that only part of a proposed plat can be safely developed, it shall limit development to that part and shall require that the method of development is consistent with its determination.
(f) When the subdivider does not intend to develop the plat himself, and the Planning Commission determines that limitations are required to insure safe development, it may require the subdivider to impose appropriate deed restrictions on the land. Such deed restrictions shall be inserted in every deed and noted on the face of the final recorded plat.
(Ord. 142-74. Passed 2-25-75.)