(a) Intent: The intent of this ordinance is to:
(1) Promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the community.
(2) Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction practices in order to prevent or minimize flood damage in the future.
(3) Minimize danger to public health and safety by protecting water supply and sanitary sewage disposal in cooperation with the County Sanitarian, and to protect natural drainage.
(4) Assure the County Assessor obtains information concerning improvement of real property as required by West Virginia Code § 11-3-3A.
(5) Assure County E-911 addresses are obtained to maintain the currency of established emergency response dispatch systems.
(6) Reduce financial burdens imposed on the residents, real property owners, and its governmental units, and its residents, by preventing the unwise design and construction of development in areas subject to flooding.
(b) Abrogation and Greater Restrictions. This ordinance supersedes any ordinance currently in effect in flood prone areas. Any ordinance, however, shall remain in full force and effect to the extent that its provisions are more restrictive. If there is any conflict between any of the provisions of this ordinance, the more restrictive shall apply.
(c) Applicability.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any contractor, person, partnership, business, or corporation to undertake or cause to be undertaken, any development, new construction, substantial improvement, repair of substantial damage, other repairs, or the placement or relocation of any structure (including manufactured homes) within the City of Wellsburg unless a permit application has been completed and a permit has been obtained from the Flood Plain Administrator. In addition, where land partially or fully in the flood plain is to be developed, subdivided, utilized for a manufactured home park or subdivision or otherwise developed, a site plan with elevation data must be submitted to, and approved by, the Flood Plain Administrator prior to any development.
(2) Provision of all other codes, ordinances, and regulations shall be applicable insofar as they are consistent with the provisions of this ordinance and the county's need to minimize the hazards and damage resulting from flooding.
(d) Matters Not Provided for Specifically. Where conditions are encountered that are
not specifically provided for herein, the flood plain administrator shall determine the applicability of the provisions of this ordinance in accordance with its intent, and shall require the applicant to take appropriate measures pursuant to such determination.
(Ord. 2018-09. Passed 10-9-18.)