§ 103-62. Floodable areas.

The erection, location, construction or placement of any building or structure within any flood hazard area designated on the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Oneonta, or in a special flood hazard area designated by the Federal Insurance Administrator under the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, shall be subject to the following special regulations. The land area lying below the water surface level of a one-hundred-flood as identified by the Federal Insurance Administrator is hereby designated as lying within the aforementioned special flood hazard area.

A. 

All buildings and structures shall be designed and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement; shall use construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage; and shall use construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.

B. 

All public utility systems and facilities serving any building or structure shall be located, elevated or constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage; and adequate on-site drainage shall be provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.

C. 

No floor level, including a basement floor, in a residential structure shall be constructed below the water surface elevation level of a one-hundred-year flood.

D. 

In a nonresidential structure, no floor level, including a basement floor, shall be constructed below the water surface elevation level of a one-hundred-year flood; except that floor area, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, may be constructed below this level if floodproofed.

E. 

Within a designated floodway designated by the Federal Insurance Administrator, no use, including landfill, or structure shall be permitted within any floodplain having a special flood hazard unless or until the person owning or developing such use or structure shall demonstrate that the proposed use or structure, when combined with all other existing uses or proposed uses approved by the Town Planning Board under this section, will not increase the water surface elevation of a one-hundred-year flood more than one foot at any one point.

F. 

Within a designated floodway, fill or encroachment that would impair its ability to carry and discharge the water resulting from a one-hundred-year flood is prohibited, except where the effect on flood heights is fully offset by stream improvements.

G. 

No building or structure shall be erected or altered in any designated floodable area or special flood hazard area unless and until a site plan showing such proposed development is presented to and approved by the Town Planning Board in conformance with Article XVI of this chapter and a building permit therefor is issued.