Title 4 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter 4.08 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
4.08.260 Considerations.
In passing upon such applications, the appeal board shall consider all
technical evaluations, all relevant factors, all standards specified in other
sections of this chapter, and:
(a) The danger that materials may be swept
onto other lands to the injury of others;
(b) The danger to life and
property due to flooding or erosion damage, and the safety of access to the
property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
(c) The
susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the
effect of such damage on the individual owner;
(d) The importance of the
services provided by the proposed facility to the community;
(e) The
necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where
applicable;
(f) The availability of alternative locations, not subject to
flooding or erosion damage, for the proposed use;
(g) The compatibility of
the proposed use with existing and anticipated development, and the relationship
of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program
for that area;
(h) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise,
and sediment transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if
applicable, expected at the site;
(i) The costs of providing governmental
services during and after flood conditions including maintenance and repair of
public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water
systems, and streets and bridges; and
(j) Agricultural structures must be
located in wide, expansive floodplain areas, where no other alternative location
for the agricultural structure exists. The applicant must demonstrate that the
entire farm acreage, consisting of a contiguous parcel of land on which the
structure is to be located, must be in the special flood hazard area and no
other alternative locations for the structure are available. (Ord. O-13-06
(part), 2006)
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