Double Oak City Zoning Code
§ 17 “FP
FLOOD PLAIN OVERLAY SUB-DISTRICT. 1
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General Purpose and Description of Flood Plain Overlay Subdistrict:
A flood plain overlay designation on the zoning map is a subdistrict zoning classification that refers to a specific area subject to flooding. When this subdistrict designation “FP” is noted on the official zoning map, it shall designate land areas that have been identified as areas of special flood hazard by flood insurance studies and officially designated as such by the Town Council. This subdistrict shall overlay the basic zoning classification of the property to provide appropriate regulation for the use of such land that has a history of inundation or is determined to be subject to flood hazards. Areas designated on the Zoning District Map by the “FP” overlay designation shall be subject to the following provisions:
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Use Regulations:
A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
1.
Agricultural activities including the ordinary cultivation or grazing of land and legal types of animal husbandry permitted by the zoning regulations of the basic zoning district classification of the property.
2.
Off-street parking incidental to any adjacent main use permitted in the district.
3.
Parks, community centers, playgrounds, public golf courses (no structures), and other recreational areas.
4.
Private open space as part of a Community Unit Development of Planned Residential Development.
5.
Other uses but only when approved by Specific Use Permit, as provided for in this ordinance.
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No building or structure shall be erected in that portion of any land having a Flood Plain “FP” overlay designation until and unless such building or structure has been approved by the Town Council after engineering studies furnished by the landowner have been made and it is ascertained that such building or structure is not subject to damage by flooding and would not constitute an encroachment, hazard, or obstacle to the movement of flood waters and that such construction would not endanger the value and safety of other property or the public health and welfare.
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An area may be removed from the Flood Plain designation when, through drainage work, grading, flood protection, or specific drainage study, it is determined by the Town Council that the flood hazard has been alleviated.
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The fact that land is, or is not, within a district having a Flood Plain designation shall not be interpreted as assurance that such land or area, is or is not, subject to periodic local flooding.
(Ordinance 37 adopted 2/27/88; Ordinance 05-32, sec. 4, adopted 12/19/05)