APPENDIX C – ZONING REGULATIONSAPPENDIX C – ZONING REGULATIONS\ARTICLE VII "F-P" FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT

SECTION 1. INTENT AND PURPOSE OF DISTRICT.

The "F-P" Floodplain District is intended for application in those areas of the community which are subject to inundation from surplus stormwater as defined by the City of Garden Plain Ordinance 675 concerning flood plain management regulations as the City of Garden Plain by the Federal Insurance Administration. This zone is intended for application throughout the zoning jurisdiction in locations where an official floodplain delineation has been established. The regulations are intended to minimize the extent of floods and reduce the height and violence thereof; to minimize the hazard of loss of lives and property caused by floods; and to secure safety from floods through the confinement of floods, within reasonable limits by regulating and restricting areas of development along or in natural water courses and drainways.

SECTION 2. DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

In the "F-P" District, no building or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, or enlarged which is arranged or designed for other than one of the permitted uses in the parent district, to which this district is made a part, provided that such uses and structures meet the minimum requirements of SECTION 3 of these Zoning Regulations.

SECTION 3. CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS.

Notwithstanding the requirements of the parent district, the other requirements of this Zoning Ordinance, and the detailed regulations present in City Ordinance No. 675 and any amendments thereto, the following regulations shall supplement the regulations of the parent district, of which this district is made a part. These regulations shall supersede those of the parent district where there is a conflict among regulations.

A.    Whereby reason of flooding potential, and where the special flood studies and map indicate the possibility of detrimental or limiting conditions for development, no person, firm, or corporation shall initiate any development or substantial improvement, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate permit for development for each such building or structure in accordance with the detailed requirements of City Ordnance No. 675 and any amendments thereto. The application for a development permit shall be prepared in writing upon forms furnished for that purpose and shall be filed in the office of the Zoning Administrator. The application shall be accompanied by explanatory background information as required by Ordinance No. 675 and any amendments thereto, which shall include as a minimum:

i.     Identification and description of the work to be covered by the permit.

ii.    Description of the land that the proposed work is to be done by lot, block, tract and house and street address or similar description that will readily identify and locate the proposed building or work.

iii.   Indication of the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended.

iv.   Provisions of plans and specifications for proposed construction.

v.    Evidence of compliance with the requirements of Ordinance No. 675.

vi.   Signature of the permitted or his authorized agent who may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority.

vii.  Provision of other information as may be required by the Building Inspector.

SECTION 4. INTENSITY OF USE REGULATIONS.

The lot coverage and intensity of use of the parent district, that this district is made a part, shall be maximum allowable.

SECTION 5. HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

The height requirements of the parent district, that this district is made a part, shall be the maximum height requirements subject to additional requirements as prescribed by this Ordinance.

SECTION 6. YARD REGULATIONS.

The yard requirements of the parent district, that this district is made a part, shall be the minimum yard requirements subject to additional requirements as prescribed by this Ordinance.

SECTION 7. SIGN REGULATIONS.

The sign regulations of the parent district, that this district is made a part, shall be the minimum requirements for sign regulations.

SECTION 8. PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS.

The parking and loading regulations of the parent district, that this district is made a part, shall be the minimum requirements subject to additional requirements as prescribed by this Ordinance.