§ 18-77. Floodways.

Located within areas of special flood hazard established in section 18-5 are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion potential, the following provisions shall apply:

(1)

Encroachments are prohibited, including fencing, fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development within the adopted regulatory floodway unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice and certification by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during occurrence of the base flood discharge. However, fencing within a regulated floodway is strictly prohibited.

(2)

If the provision of subsection (a) of this section is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of this article.

(3)

Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations, a community may permit encroachments within the adopted regulatory floodway that would result in an increase in base flood elevations, provided that the community first completes all of the provisions required by Section 65.12.

(4)

The placement of any manufactured home in a regulatory floodway is prohibited.

(Ord. No. 36, art. 5, § E, 2-23-1987; Ord. No. 600-01-10, 7-20-2010; Ord. No. 100-11-12, § I, 9-24-2012)