Along rivers and streams where base flood elevation (BFE) data is provided but neither floodway nor non-encroachment areas are identified for a special flood hazard area on the FIRM or in the FIS, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development, shall be permitted unless certification with supporting technical data by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the community.
(Ord. passed 4-2-2007; Ord. passed 6-7-2021)