Gunter City Zoning Code
§ 23 FP
FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT.
23.1.
General Purpose and Description.
The Floodplain District is designed to provide for the appropriate use of land which has a history of inundation or is determined to be subject to flood hazard, and to promote the general welfare and provide protection from flooding portions of certain districts. Such areas are designated with a Floodplain Prefix, FP.
23.2.
Permitted Uses.
The permitted uses in that portion of any district having a Floodplain (FP) prefix shall be limited to the following:
23.2.1.
Agricultural activities including the ordinary cultivation or grazing of land and legal types of animal husbandry but excluding construction of barns or other outbuildings.
23.2.2.
Off-street parking incidental to any adjacent main use permitted in the district however parking should be limited to areas where the depth of flow of stormwater during a 25-year storm would be less than or equal to .50 feet.
23.2.3.
All types of local utilities including those requiring specific use permits.
23.2.4.
Parks, playgrounds, public golf courses (no structures), and other recreational areas.
23.2.5.
Private open space as part of a Planned Residential Development.
23.2.6.
Structures, installations, and facilities installed, operated, and maintained by public agencies for flood control purposes.
23.2.7.
Bridle trail, bicycle, or nature trial.
23.3.
City Council Approval Required.
No structure, including above-ground utility poles, shall be erected in that portion of any district designated with a Floodplain, FP, prefix until and unless such structure has been approved by the City Council after engineering studies 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 floodwaters and that such construction would not endanger the value and safety of other property or public health and welfare.
(Ordinance 2016-06-09-05 adopted 6/9/16)