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Mahwah City Zoning Code

§ 24-4.22

FP Floodplain.

[Amended 10-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1916; 3-10-2022 by Ord. No. 1958]
a. 
Restrictions in Floodplain and Flood Hazard Areas.
1. 
No permanent structure or building or any enlargement of same which is used or designated to be used for housing, commerce, industry or public activity shall be located in a floodplain or flood hazard area. Exceptions to this restriction shall include uses which are developed above the maximum flood elevation with appropriate access provided or as provided in Chapter 27, Flood Prevention, of the Code, as may be amended.
2. 
Where an area has not been formally designated as a floodplain or flood hazard area by any Federal, State, or County governmental agency and the area is not designated as a floodplain or flood hazard area in the Township Zoning Ordinance or Official Map, the Board may designate such an area as a floodplain or flood hazard area, after public hearings and after consultation with some or all of the following: the Township Engineer, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Bergen County Planning Board, the Township Environmental Commission, the Bergen County Department of Public Works and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
3. 
The following uses shall be permitted within a floodplain or flood hazard area:
(a) 
Agricultural and horticultural uses as defined in this chapter, except a farmhouse.
(b) 
Outdoor recreational facilities, including golf courses, ice-skating rinks, swimming pools, parks, playfields and other similar facilities.
(c) 
Essential services.
(d) 
In addition, all requirements of Chapter 27, Flood Prevention, of the Code, as may be amended, shall be complied with. In the event that any of these subsections are inconsistent with the Chapter, the more restrictive provisions shall apply.
4. 
All of the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:13 - Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules must be complied with.
b. 
Off-street parking requirements.
1. 
Parking shall comply with § 24-3.7.
c. 
Signs.
1. 
Signage shall comply with § 24-6, signs.