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<br />Oll2283 <br /> <br />R~DUCING FLOOD LOSSES <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />5-140 <br /> <br />needs of the community have become sufficiently.cry- <br /> <br /> <br />stallized to permit the~nactme~t of sp~cific regu1a- l~j <br /> <br /> <br />tions. Subdivision control, on ,the. other hand, <br /> <br /> <br />esta,blishes more general standards to be specifically <br /> <br /> <br />applied by an administrative body in order to insure <br /> <br />, . <br />. that the change of use will not be detriment'al to the <br />~ommi.mity.,,8 <br />while' subdivision reguiations have certain advantages, <br />zonin~ can exert more detailed co~tro1 over the type of land <br />l.lse. Subdivision regulations cannot be used to allocate speci- <br />. fie lands tocollimercial, industrial, residential, agricultural, <br />or other uses except in combination. with zoning. Subdivision <br />re~1.1lations alone are often ineffeqtive in preserving unmapped <br /> <br />. . <br />flc('\f!......:J.!-... !'...-eas... . :;;~h.~-i v. fS-1o.. .n." '...~e.gl." -.:.t....:..:.~;i.' ~....'v..~....f. ,....,...,...4._....-;. ..l--"'!. <br />_ ~" I. ",." ~.":. .... ..... _ ___ __........ ....._.....,...... _ ............. ................. ............ <br /> <br />. . <br />. . <br />. specifics Ofbuhding development commonly regulated by zoning <br />s1.1ch as heightofbtiildings, floor area, lot size and width, <br />maximUm percentage of lot covered, and other matters~ <br />S1.1pdiviSion regulations are~ost effective in reducing <br />.floodlos$es ifus~d lnc6mbinatio~ with zoning, building codes, <br />and s~itary re~iations to assure that lands are suitable for <br /> <br />.~, <br />development allocated to their most appropriate uses and that <br />. . <br />. .. <br />building construction and othe:rspedfic develc>pment is adjusted <br />to. flood hazards. <br />140. F.LOODING AND. DRAINAGE dPROBI;EMS <br />. ~eal f100d plain zoning"encroachment regulations, and <br /> <br />building codes often set standards for development in serious <br /> <br /> <br />flood problem areas which have been mapped. Only subdivision <br /> <br /> <br />regulations and special storm water drainage codes deal with <br /> <br /> <br />both flooding and ;tesserdrainage problems. <br /> <br />t ~i'~~~ <br />~:;~:...-: . <br />