The Floodplain Overlay District is intended to identify the general location of areas within the floodway, floodplain or having special flood hazards. The regulations set forth in this section, or elsewhere in this chapter when applicable, shall apply in the Floodplain Overlay District.

1.   The City has adopted the regulations and flood maps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. The floodplain regulations are stipulated in Chapter 160, Floodplain Management of this Code of Ordinances.

2.   Additional regulations are imposed upon properties within the Floodplain Overlay District for the protection of life and property from losses and hazards caused the occupancy and use of the floodplain by buildings, structures or activities that may increase the effects of flooding.

3.   No structure or land shall be used and no structure or wastewater treatment facility (including septic systems) shall be located, extended, converted, or structurally altered in any designated Floodplain Overlay District (FP) without full compliance with the terms of said Chapter 160, Floodplain Management, including but not limited to the requirement for a Flood Plain Development Permit.

4.   If there are any discrepancies between the flood plain as may be depicted on the Official Zoning Map and the flood hazard areas as depicted on the Flood Insurance Rate Map, the Flood Insurance Rate Map shall govern.

5.   All parcels and uses of property shall be in accordance with the district regulations of the underlying zoning district, except as limited by said Chapter 160, Floodplain Management.