City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

15.31 In accordance with section 10.20(b), City
Council, in its review of development
proposed on lands designated Flood Plain
Special Policy Area, as shown on
Schedule III, shall,
CITY POLICY
Flood Plain Special Policy Areas
(a) permit limited development including
extensions to and rehabilitation of
buildings and structures on condition that
the proposed development is flood
protected to the level of the Regulatory
Flood, as defined by regulations made
under the Conservation Authorities Act,
and to the satisfaction of the Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority and the
City;
(b) despite the provisions of section 15.31(a),
permit a lower level of flood protection,
subject to review, where it is technically
not feasible, or it is impractical to flood
protect a building or structure, or an
addition thereto, to the level of the
Regulatory Flood;
(c) despite the provisions of sections 15.31(a)
and (b), prohibit development on any
parcel of land that is wholly or partly
designated Flood Plain Special Policy
Area if,
(i) the development would be subjected
to a water velocity or depth that would
create an unacceptable hazard to life;
or
(ii) the development would be susceptible to
major structural damage as a result of
a flood less than or equal to the
Regulatory Flood;
(iii) the necessary flood protection
measures would have a negative
impact on adjacent properties;
(iv) the development would be susceptible
to major structural damage from
erosion; or
(v) the development would result in
unacceptable environmental impacts;
(d) prohibit development within an area that
is subject to a risk of flooding in excess of
25% over an assumed life of 100 years (a
probability of occurrence once in every
350 years) when that development cannot
be flood protected to the level of the 1:350
year flood;
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