Regulatory Floodway definition

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height.

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a Flood Insurance Study or by other agencies as provided in Section 4.4-2 of this Law.

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without increasing the water surface elevation. These areas are designated as floodways on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map.

Examples of Regulatory Floodway in a sentence

• If there is not a designated Regulatory Floodway, no encroachment may increase the base flood level more than 1/10 of a foot according to FEMA requirements and more restrictive IDNR/OWR regulations.

• Proposed changes to Regulatory Floodplain and Regulatory Floodway delineation and BFE shall be submitted to SMC (see Appendix E: Enforcement Officer Duties).

• Regulatory Floodway within the Special Flood Hazard Area means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height.

• Along watercourses that have a designated Regulatory Floodway no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development are allowed within the designated Regulatory Floodway that would result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the base flood discharge.

• Regulatory Floodway and Fluvial Erosion Hazard (FEH) Corridor along regulated drains or any natural stream watercourse are considered Impact Drainage Areas and must be preserved to the extent possible to minimize flooding and erosion impacts within the stream system.

More Definitions of Regulatory Floodway

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other water course and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot at any point.

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height. Homes located in the floodway are not eligible for assistance even if they were not in the floodway at the time of the event.

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the one hundred year flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a height designated by the federal emergency management agency or designated in local regulations or ordinances whichever is less.

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing water surface elevation more than one foot.

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. For regulatory watercourses with a discharge during the base flood greater than 1,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) where either no detailed studies have been prepared or the floodway has not been identified, the floodway limits shall be set back from each side of the primary channel bank a distance equal to four (4) times the main channel width.

Regulatory Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved to discharge the bases flood without increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height. Amended 2008]