§ 42-65. Small stream standards.  


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  • In areas outside of the special flood hazard areas along small streams designated by the floodplain administrator, where no base flood elevation (BFE) data has been provided by FEMA, the following provisions, in addition to sections 42-63 and 42-64, shall apply: no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements or new development shall be permitted within a distance of 20 feet of each side from the top of the bank or five times the width of the stream, whichever is greater, unless certification with supporting technical data by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating that such encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

(Code 1999, § 42-133; Ord. of 12-18-2006, § 1(art. V(D))