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ARTICLE 10
REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC DISTRICTS, ACTIVITIES, USES AND STRUCTURES
10.0 PURPOSE
It is the purpose of the regulations contained within Article 10 to promote the public
health, safety, and welfare and to establish regulations affecting uses and practices
which, were they to be established and maintained without any guidance or restriction or
control, would tend to result in dangerous situations threatening the safety of citizens, to
contribute to circumstances undermining the morals of the youth of the community, or to
generate conflicts in uses or practices upsetting the harmony of the community and
impinging upon the property rights of others.
10.1 FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections 10.1 through 10.1.3 inclusive shall apply to the development of flood prone
areas as defined herein.
10.1.1 The purpose of the Flood Plain District Regulations is to guide development
in the flood prone areas of any water course that are consistent with the
requirements for the conveyance of flood flows, and to minimize the expense
and inconvenience to the individual property owners and the general public
as a result of flooding. Permitted uses within the Flood Plain Districts are
generally associated with open space, recreational, and agricultural land uses
that will not hinder the movement of floodwaters.
10.1.2 The Flood Plain Districts are areas of special flood hazard which have been
identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after
scientific engineering analysis. Such studies are documented in a report
entitled Flood Insurance Study of Allen County, Ohio, Unincorporated Areas.
FEMA mapped flood hazard areas in Flood Insurance Rate Maps 390758-
0108B, -0109B, -0120B, -0128B, and -0175B effective date November 15,
1989. The aforementioned study and maps, and any revisions thereto, is
hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this Resolution.
10.1.3 No structure, use, activity or land shall hereafter be located, erected,
constructed, repaired, extended, converted, enlarged or altered without full
compliance with the terms of this Resolution.
10.1.4 Uses Permitted in the Flood Plain (FP) District
a. Any agricultural use; and,
b. Any public or private recreation facility including fishing lakes, golf
courses, parks and other similar uses.
10.1.5 Conditional Uses With Approval by the Board Of Zoning Appeals After A
Public Hearing
a. Commercial mining in accordance with all provisions of the Ohio Revised
Code or in such statute as it may hereafter be amended; and,
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