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ALONG THE BOUNDARIES OF THE INTERMEDIATE REGIONAL FLOOD DELINEATED IN STUDIES PREPARED BY THE UNITED STATES
<br />ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THE RIVANNA RIVER (.LUNE 1971), MOORES CREEK (SEPTEMBER 1971) AND MEADOW CREEK, (JANUARY
<br />1972), WHICH ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS ARTICLE. THE ZONING MAP ADOPTED AND INCORPORATED BY SECTION
<br />4 OF THIS APPENDIX IS HEREBY AMENDED TO SHOW THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FP DISTRICTS DELINEATED IN SUCH STUDIES. THE •
<br />FP DISTRICTS ARE INTENDED TO OVERLAP THE EXISTING ZONES OF THE TERRITORY INCLUDED WITHIN THE AREA OF THE
<br />INTERMEDIATE REGIONAL FLOOD, ARE THE REGULATIONS IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE ARE INTENDED AS SUPPLEMENTAL TO AND NOT
<br />IN LIEU OF THE EXISTING ZONING REGULATIONS WITHIN SUCH BOUNDARIES.
<br />THIS DISTRICT IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
<br />1. CONTROLLING FLOOD PLAIN USES, SUCH AS FILL, DUMPING, STORAGE OF MATERIALS, STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS,
<br />AND ANY OTHER WORKS WHICH ACTING ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER EXISTING OR FUTURE USES WILL CAUSE DAMAGING
<br />FLOOD HEIGHTS AND VELOCITIES BY OBSTRUCTING FLOWS AND REDUCING VALLEY STORAGE;
<br />2. PROTECTING HUMAN LIFE AND HEALTH;
<br />3. MINIMIZING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY DAMAGE;
<br />4. PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING;
<br />5. CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL, WHEN ACTING ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH SIMILAR DEVELOPMENTS,
<br />CREATE AN UNJUSTIFIED DEMAND FOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN FLOODCONTROL WORKS, BY REQUIRING THAT USES VULNERABLE TO
<br />FLOODS, INCLUDING PUBLIC FACILITIES WHICH SERVE SUCH USES, BE PROTECTED AGAINST FLOOD DAMAGE AT THE TIME OF
<br />INITIAL CONSTRUCTION; S
<br />6. CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL, WHEN ACTING ALONG OR IN COMBINATION WITH SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT,
<br />CAUSE FLOOD LOSSES IF PUBLIC STREETS, SEWER, WATER, AND OTHER UTILITIES MUST BE EXTENDED BELOW THE FLOOD LEVEL
<br />TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT;
<br />7. CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL, WHEN ACTING ALONG OR IN COMBINATION WITH SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT,
<br />CREATE AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN TO THE PUBLIC TO PAY THE COSTS OF RESCUE, RELIEF, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MEASURES,
<br />SANDBAGGING, PUMPING, AND TEMPORARY DIKES OR LEVEES.
<br />SECTION 43B. DEFINITIONS.
<br />WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS HEREIN ASCRIBED TO
<br />THEM UNLESS ANOTHER MEANING IS PLAINLY APPARENT FROM THE CONTEXT:
<br />1. " FLOOD PLAIN '' MEANS THE EXTENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE REGIONAL FLOOD (100 YEAR FLOOD) AS DEFINED
<br />BY THE STUDIES OF THE U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND ADOPTED AS DISTRICT BOUNDARIES BY §43A.
<br />2. " FLOOD WAY "MEANS THE EXTENT OF THE CHANNEL OF A WATERCOURSE AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS WHICH ARE
<br />REQUIRED TO CARRY AND DISCHARGE THE FLOOD WATER OF AN INTERMEDIATE REGIONAL FLOOD (100 YEAR FLOOD) WITHOUT
<br />INCREASING FLOOD STAGES MORE THAN ONE FOOT ABOVE THE LEVELS WHICH OCCUR NATURALLY.
<br />SECTION 43C. USE REGULATIONS.
<br />THE USE REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN THE EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS OVERLAPPED BY THE FP DISTRICT SHALL
<br />BE CONTINUED IN FORCE; HOWEVER, THE FP DISTRICT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS SET FORTH
<br />IN THIS ARTICLE.
<br />1. THE FOLLOWING USES HAVING LOW FLOOD -DAMAGE POTENTIAL AND A LOW POTENTIAL FOR OBSTRUCTING FLOOD
<br />FLOWS SHALL BE PERMITTED WITHOUT SITE PLAN APPROVAL WITHIN THE FP DISTRICT TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE NOT
<br />PROHIBITED BY ANY OTHER ORDINANCE AND PROVIDED THEY DO NOT REQUIRE PERMANENT STRUCTURES, FILL, OR STORAGE OF
<br />MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT:
<br />A. AGRICULTURAL AND CONSERVATION USES SUCH AS GARDENING, HORTICULTURE CULTIVATION AND HARVESTING
<br />OF CROPS ACCORDING TO RECOGNIZED SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES, OUTDOOR PLANT NURSERIES, PASTURE,
<br />GRAZING, WILDLIFE AND NATURE PRESERVES, ARBORETUMS, AND FORESTRY;
<br />B. OPEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USES WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
<br />SUCH AS PARKS, PLAYFIELDS, PICNIC GROUNDS, HUNTING AND FISHING AREAS, GOLF COURSES AND DRIVING •
<br />RANGES, HIKING AND HORSEBACK RIDING TRAILS, NATURE PATHS, AND BICYCLE TRAILS;
<br />C. CIRCUSES, CARNIVALS AND OTHER SIMILAR TRANSIENT AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISES, AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER
<br />EXISTING CITY ORDINANCES;
<br />D. PUBLIC SERVICE USES, SUCH AS OUTLET INSTALLATIONS FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS, SEALED WELLS
<br />FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, STORM DRAINAGE FACILITIES, WATER AND SEWER MONITORING DEVICES, AND
<br />FLOOD WARNING AIDS AND DEVICES.
<br />2. EXISTING USES. ANY TRAILER PLACED, OR ANY FUTURE TRAILER PLACED ON AN EXISTING TRAILER SITE, OR ANY
<br />REDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL BUILDING ERECTED OR BEGUN PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ARTICLE,
<br />MAY REMAIN AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE A NONCONFORMING USE BY VIRTUE OF THIS ARTICLE.
<br />FURTHER, WITHOUT APPLYING FOR SITE PALN APPROVAL, THE OWNER OF AN EXISTING TRAILER, OR OF A FUTURE
<br />TRAILER ON AN EXISTING TRAILER SITE, OR OF ANY OTHER EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE OR AUXILIARY BUILDING
<br />IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL USE, MAY MAKE REPAIRS, ADDITIONS, IMPROVEMENTS OR RECONSTRUCTION TO
<br />SUCH TRAILER OR RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH REPAIRS, ADDITIONS, IMPROVEMENTS OR RECONSTRUCTION DO
<br />NOT ADD MORE THAN 50% TO THE GROUND FLOOR AREA OF THE TRAILER OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. SUCH REPAIRS,
<br />ADDITIONS, IMPROVEMENTS, OR RECONSTRUCTION SHALL LIKEWISE NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE NONCONFORMING BY VIRTUE
<br />OF THIS ARTICLE.
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