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Piscataway City Zoning Code

§ 21-814A.1

General Requirements for Other Development and Building Work.

[Added 9-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-17]
All development and building work, including man-made changes to improved or unimproved real estate for which specific provisions are not specified in these regulations or the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23), shall:
a. 
Be located and constructed to minimize flood damage;
b. 
Meet the limitations of Subsection 805A.3a when located in a regulated floodway;
c. 
Be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement resulting from hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads, including the effects of buoyancy, during the conditions of flooding up to the Local Design Flood Elevation determined according to Section 21-802A.3;
d. 
Be constructed of flood damage-resistant materials as described in ASCE 24 Chapter 5;
e. 
Have mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems above the Local Design Flood Elevation determined according to Section 21-802A.3 or meet the requirements of ASCE 24 Chapter 7 which requires that attendant utilities are located above the Local Design Flood Elevation unless the attendant utilities and equipment are:
1. 
Specifically allowed below the Local Design Flood Elevation; and
2. 
Designed, constructed, and installed to prevent floodwaters, including any backflow through the system from entering or accumulating within the components.
f. 
Not exceed the flood storage displacement limitations in fluvial flood hazard areas in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:13; and
g. 
Not exceed the impacts to frequency or depth of offsite flooding as required by N.J.A.C. 7:13 in floodways.