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9.22 Flood Plain Ordinance <br /> <br />and/or use is under construction or development, the Zoning Administrator <br />may order the construction or development immediately halted until a proper <br />permit or approval is granted by the Community. If the construction or <br />development is already completed, then the Zoning Administrator may either <br />(1) issue an order identifying the corrective actions that must be made within <br />a specified time period to bring the use or structure into compliance with the <br />official controls, or (2) notify the responsible party to apply for an after-the- <br />fact permit/development approval within a specified period of time not to <br />exceed 30-days. <br /> <br />If the responsible party does not appropriately respond to the Zoning <br />Administrator within the specified period of time, each additional day that <br />lapses shall constitute an additional violation of this ordinance and shall be <br />prosecuted accordingly. The Zoning Administrator shall also upon the lapse <br />of the specified response period notify the landowner to restore the land to <br />the condition which existed prior to the violation of this ordinance. <br /> <br />9.22.13 Amendments. The flood plain designation on the Official Zoning Map shall not <br />be removed from flood plain areas unless it can be shown that the designation is in error or that the <br />area has been filled to or above the elevation of the regional flood and is contiguous to lands <br />outside the flood plain. Special exceptions to this rule may be permitted by the Commissioner of <br />Natural Resources if it is determined that, through other measures, lands are adequately protected <br />for the intended use. <br /> <br />All amendments to this ordinance, including amendments to the Official Zoning 'Map, must be <br />submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Natural Resources prior to adoption. Changes <br />in the Official Zoning Map must meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) <br />Technical Conditions and Criteria and must receive prior FEMA approval before adoption. The <br />Commissioner of Natural Resources must be given 10-days written notice of all hearings to <br />consider an amendment to this ordinance and said notice shall include a draft of the ordinance <br />amendment or technical study under consideration. <br /> <br />4/29/92 19 Draft <br /> <br /> <br />