(A) Purpose. It is the intent of the Floodplain District (FP) to prohibit the use of floodplains for uses which could be detrimental to health and welfare. The Floodplain District (FP) is an overlay zoning district and the underlying district standards and requirements shall apply in addition to the Floodplain District (FP) regulations and requirements.
(B) Lands subject to flooding. For the purpose of this chapter, FLOODPLAINS are defined as those lands subject to inundation by the 100-year flood, as identified in the engineering report entitled “Flood Insurance Study for the City of Washington, Ohio”, with accompanying Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps and/or Flood Insurance Rate Maps dated August 15, 1978, and any revisions thereto.
(C) Permitted uses. The only uses allowed in the FP District are those which meet the requirements of Chapter 152 of this code of ordinances, as amended, and which are permitted in the underlying zoning district.
(D) Development standards. The standards for development within the FP District shall be as stated in Chapter 152 of this code of ordinances, as amended, and as specified in the underlying zoning district.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90)