Kings County Zoning Code § 1008 FHOZ - Flood Hazard Overlay Zone

• A. Purpose. The specific purpose of the Flood Hazard Overlay Zone (FHOZ) is to promote public health, safety, and general welfare, and to minimize the loss of life and property due to flooding in areas of the County that have been determined to be subject to such an event. The FHOZ is also intended to:

  1. Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;

  2. Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding;

  3. Minimize prolonged business interruptions;

  4. Minimize flood damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains; electric, telephone, and sewer lines; and streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;

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5. Maintain a stable tax base by providing for the second use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight areas;

6. Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard;

7. Ensure that those that occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions; and

8. Maintain eligibility for state disaster relief.

B. Applicability.

1. The standards and regulations of this Section apply to all lands within the FHOZ mapped on the Official Zoning Map and all lands which, after considering evidence from flood experience and engineering studies, are deemed subject to inundation by a 100 year flood.

2. The basis for establishing the FHOZ boundaries on the Official Zoning Map are areas of special flood and other hazards identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in “The Flood Insurance Rate Maps” effective June 16, 2009, with subsequent revisions.

• C. Development in the Flood Hazard Overlay Zone : All development in the FHOZ shall be in compliance with the Flood Damage Prevention ordinance, Chapter 5A of the Kings County Code of Ordinances.