- Ordinance number
- 2014-01
- Adopted
- —
- Effective
- October 16, 2014
- Status
- Active
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Accessible ordinance overview
This floodplain-management ordinance requires a permit before construction or development is undertaken within New Albany Borough. It establishes minimum requirements for construction and development in flood-prone areas, provides procedures for issuing permits, and establishes enforcement measures and penalties.
The ordinance states that its purposes are to:
– Promote the community’s health, welfare, and safety
– Encourage construction practices that prevent or reduce flood damage
– Protect water supplies and natural drainage
– Reduce financial burdens caused by excessive development in flood-prone areas
– Comply with federal and state floodplain-management requirements
Article outline
– Article I: Statutory Authorization
– Article II: General Provisions, including intent, applicability, greater restrictions, severability, and liability limitations
– Article III: Administration, including the Floodplain Administrator, permit requirements, application review, construction placards, enforcement, and appeals
– Article IV: Identification of Floodplain Areas
– Article V: Technical Provisions, including elevation, floodproofing, construction standards, hazardous materials, subdivisions, manufactured homes, and recreational vehicles
– Article VI: Activities Prohibited in Identified Floodplain Areas
– Article VII: Existing Structures in Identified Floodplain Areas
– Article VIII: Variances
– Article IX: Definitions
– Article X: Enactment
The Borough Secretary is designated as the Floodplain Administrator. In the absence of a designated administrator, the president of Borough Council is assigned those duties. The ordinance says a permit is required before construction or development begins anywhere within New Albany Borough, subject to the ordinance’s stated exceptions and procedures.
The ordinance states an effective date of October 16, 2014. The attached 26-page PDF contains the complete legal requirements, technical standards, definitions, variance criteria, enforcement provisions, and original enactment page. Consult the complete ordinance or contact New Albany Borough before relying on this overview for a permit, property, or legal decision.