This overlay district is intended to control the placement of buildings and structures and the use of land in areas subject to periodic inundation. It adds controls to the underlying zoning district but does not change the underlying zoning. The overlay district is located as designated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) as prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). As the density of the population in the Township increases and the rural area develops, the importance of preserving drainage basins and areas around drainage streams for their intended purpose becomes acutely obvious. When land is developed, the amount of water runoff is greatly increased from the replacement of open land covered in natural vegetation to land covered with roads and buildings. The intent of this overlay district is to preserve drainage basins in the Township and to prevent building in areas subject to flooding and upon land which exhibits unstable soil characteristics.

The purpose of this overlay district is to attempt to protect the public health and safety from the dangers and damages caused by predictable flooding events having a one percent chance of occurring in any given year. All buildings and structures within this overlay district are subject to specific conditions of the State building code and to Michigan Public Act 451 of 1994, the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Part 31-Water Resources Protection, Part 301-Inland Lakes and Streams, Part 303-Wetlands Protection, and Part 325-Great Lakes Submerged lands, as well as Public Act 288 of 1967, Subdivision Control Act, as amended. Property owners are advised that, while they may be permitted to build within areas subject to flooding, there are severe insurance consequences for such activities and the Township, County, State and Federal rules and regulations only provide minimal standards designed to minimize damage during predictable events. It is the property owner's sole responsibility to obtain and maintain flood insurance. Disaster relief cannot cover what could have been insured.

Yard and lot requirements in the FP District shall be the same as set forth in the underlying zoning district.

No new construction in the FP District shall be permitted until the same has received approval from the pertinent State agency or official under the provisions of applicable State statutes listed above and all amendments thereto.