Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.9. Floodplain Development Permit

3. Complies with the Engineering Design and Construction Manual; 4. Complies with all other applicable Town ordinances and state and federal laws; 5. Complies with all requirements and conditions of approval of any prior development permits or approvals.

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2.5.9.

A. Applicability

1. The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of applications for a Floodplain Development Permit, which shall be required before commencement of any development activities within Floodplain Overlay (FO) districts. 2. An application for a Floodplain Development Permit may be submitted and reviewed concurrently with applications for Site Plan Approval, Construction Plan Approval, or Stormwater Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance. B. Floodplain Development Permit Procedure Figure 2.5.9.B and the following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the review of a Floodplain Development Permit application and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps. Floodplain Development Permit

1. Application Submittal and Acceptance The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3, except that the application shall include certificates of reference level elevations and any proposed floodproofing. (See Section 5.6, Floodplain Management.) 2. Staff Review and Decision The Planning Director shall review the application, allow revisions of the application, and decide the application in accordance with Section 2.4.4. The decision shall be one of the following:

Step is Applicable

Step is Not Applicable

Pre-Application Conference

Application Submittal and Acceptance

a. Approval of the application as submitted;

Staff Review and Planning Director Decision

b. Approval of the application subject to conditions; or

c.

Denial of the application.

Scheduling and Notice of Meeting

3.

Post-Decision Actions

The post-decision actions and limitations in Section 2.4.8 shall apply to the application except as follows: a. Effect of Approval A Floodplain Development Permit allows the approval of any concurrently-reviewed applications for Site Plan Approval, Construction Plan Approval, Stormwater Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance for the same development. It also authorizes submittal of an

Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

Town Council Review and Decision

Figure 2.5.9.B

96 This carries forward the floodplain development permit review procedures in Section 26-67 of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance in Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances., modifying them only to omit detailed submittal content requirements (which go into the Administrative Manual) and fit wording to the format used for other development review procedures.

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