5.4.6.2 | Council will prohibit new development within the floodway of inland watercourses. The Municipality, in consultation with the Essex Region Conservation Authority, will identify the floodway on a site-specific basis and may include it in secondary plans and/or the zoning by-law as appropriate. |
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DEVELOPMENT WITHIN FLOODPLAIN |
5.4.6.3 | Council will prohibit buildings or structures in Floodplain Areas except: (a) in accordance with policies set out below; and (b) works and facilities related to flood and erosion control. |
DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA |
5.4.6.4 | Council may permit development in a floodplain in recognized flood fringe areas outside of the floodway, including behind flood control dykes (so as to address the matter of the potential failure of protective works) provided: (a) sufficient information accompanies the application to show that the proposed development and its occupants will be protected from the effects of a Regulatory Flood; (b) the potential upstream and downstream impacts of the development proposal will not significantly affect the hydrology or hydraulics of the floodplain; and (c) that adequate floodproofing measures, determined in consultation with the Essex Region Conservation Authority, are incorporated in the development. |
MINOR ADDITIONS |
5.4.6.5 | Council may permit renovations, minor additions and alterations to existing buildings or structures in the floodplain provided: (a) no adverse affects on the hydraulic characteristics of flood flows are created; and (b) such renovations, additions or alterations are generally flood proofed to the Regulatory Flood elevation with reductions as determined appropriate and feasible. |
FLOODWAY CHAPTER 6 LAND USE |