BOARD01014

• Board Meeting Date: 9/22/1988
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Description of the extent to which any
watercourse will be altered or relocated as a
result of proposed development.

4.2.3 Standards for Floodplain Development Permit Approval
for Special Review Uses

In passing on an application for a Floodplain
Development Permit for a special review use, the
Permit Authority shall determine the specific flood
hazard at the site and shall evaluate the suitability
of the proposed use in relation to the flood hazard.
In addition, although not limited to such factors the
Permit Authority shall consider the following factors:

(1) The probability that materials may be swept
onto other lands or downstream to the injury
of others.

(2) The proposed water supply and sanitation
systems and other utility systems and the
ability of these systems to prevent disease,
contamination and unsanitary or hazardous
conditions during a flood.

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The susceptibility of the proposed facility
and its contents to flood damage and the
effect of such damage to the individual owner.

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(4) The availability of alternative locations not
subject to flooding for the proposed use.

(5) The safety of access to the property in times
of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles.

(6) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate.
of rise and sediment transport of the
floodwaters expected at the site.

(7) The existence of flood warning systems to
notify floodplain occupants Qf impending
floods.

(8) The cumulative effect of the proposed
development, with other existing or
anticipated uses, in increasing potential
flood hazards.

4.3 Variances and Appeals

4.3.1 Variances

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Variances will only be issued upon:

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