A. In a floodplain as defined in §
300-102 herein, a zoning permit shall be required for any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, the placement of mobile homes, streets and other paving, utilities, mining, dredging, filling, grading, the storage of materials and equipment, excavating or drilling operations. Applications for a zoning permit shall be filed with the Zoning Officer, who shall make an initial determination on the application. For a use other than those permitted in §
300-108, an application seeking approval of a special exception or variance shall be forwarded to the Zoning Hearing Board for all requests subject to §
300-102A(1) and
(2) and to the Board of Supervisors for all requests subject to §
300-102A(3). All requests shall be forwarded with the required studies or information and the findings of the Zoning Officer.
B. The application for all use requests shall be accompanied by the following:
(1) Detailed engineering studies indicating the effects on drainage and streams on all adjacent properties as well as the property in question.
(2) An application for amending the boundaries of the Floodplain Conservation District if the boundaries will be affected by the proposed special exception or use by variance.
(3) A review of a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The results of said review and any recommendations of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall be considered by the Zoning Officer in his decision concerning the issuance of a zoning permit.
C. Upon receipt of an application for a zoning permit in a floodplain, the Zoning Officer shall request the review and recommendations of the Upper Providence Township Planning Commission. Said review and any recommendations therefrom shall be considered by the Zoning Officer in the issuance and/or conditions of said permit.
D. A permit shall not be required for those repairs to existing buildings or structures that are considered minor repairs by the Township's Zoning Officer.
