Liverpool City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVIII
Floodplain Management District
§ 380-116 Intent.
The purpose and intent of the Floodplain Management District is to minimize the potential loss of life and property during periods of flooding by regulating the alteration and/or the development of those areas within the Floodplain Management District delineated on the Village of Liverpool Zoning Map as defined on the Flood Insurance Rate Map and the Flood Insurance Study for the Village of Liverpool, in accordance with Chapter 205, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Code of the Village of Liverpool. In addition to the purposes outlined in Chapter 205, Flood Damage Prevention, the specific intent of this article is to:
A.
Control floodplain uses such as clean fill (including rubble), storage of materials, structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling or any other works which, acting alone or in combination with other existing or future uses, will cause damaging flood heights and velocities by obstructing flows and reducing floodwater storage.
B.
Protect human life and health.
C.
Minimize public and private property damages.
D.
Minimize surface and ground water pollution which may affect human, animal or plant life.
§ 380-117 Definitions.
§ 380-118 Permitted uses.
A.
The following uses which have low flood potential and which do not obstruct flood flows may be permitted within the Floodplain Management District to the extent that these uses do not constitute development to a structure within the floodplain and are not otherwise prohibited by any other ordinances:
(1)
Agricultural uses, as long as they do not require development within the floodplain.
(2)
Private and public recreational areas such as swimming areas, open space, wildlife or natural preserves, hunting and fishing areas and hiking and horseback trails, as long as they do not require development within the floodplain.
B.
No uses shall diminish or prohibit in any way the capacity of the channels or floodways of any watercourse or any tributary to the main stream or any other watercourse, drainage ditch or any other drainage facility or system to discharge the waters from the base flood.
§ 380-119 Special permit uses.
A.
All uses within the Floodplain Management District other than those specified in § 380-118 are permitted only after issuance of a special permit by the Planning Board as provided in Article XIV of this chapter. Special permit uses allowed shall be determined by the nature and location of the applicant's proposal. Therefore:
B.
All information submitted pursuant to an application for the special permit, including the development plan and floodproofing certification, shall be kept on file with the Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Liverpool and shall be available for public inspection.
§ 380-120 Information required for determination of use suitability.
A.
The applicant shall be required to furnish the following information to the Planning Board in determining the suitability of the particular site for the proposed use:
(1)
Plans in triplicate, drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevation above mean sea level of the lot, existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, floodproofing measures and the relationship of the above to the location of the channel, floodway and the flood-protection elevation.
B.
The above requirements shall not limit the Planning Board's discretion to require any additional information it deems necessary.