O-63-51ORDINANCE NO. 0 -63-51
AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE_
DEERFIELD
Whereas the question of making the following amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance of the Village'of Deerfield has been referred to the Plan Commission
for a public hearing, and the Plan Commission has held such public hearing
after, due notice as required by law:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Deerfield that the Ordinance for the Comprehensive Amendment
of the Zoning Ordinance, enacted May 4, 1953, is•hereby.amended by adding the
following paragraph to Section XVII. thereof :.
Section XVII - C. ADDITIONAL SETBACK REGULATIONS
l.' No new or existing building or structure shall be erected or moved
within,a flood plain unless the lowest floor including the basement floor
is at an elevation which is not less than,•two (2) feet above the Flood
Base Elevation for the site; provided, however, that basement floors may
be erected below such elevation when the top of any basement wall or the
bottom of any opening therein is not less than two feet above such ele-
vation and the construction of such basement complies with such special
requirements as may from time to time be adopted by the Village of
Deerfield.
2. Flood Base Elevation = that elevation of the highest flood or
record, as reported by the United States Department of the Interior,
Geological Survey in the report "Floods in Highland Park Quadrangle,
Illinois" and as shown for specific locations on the Flood Plain Map
6n file i•n the office of the Building Commissioner. The•controlling
flood base elevation for any building site shall be the same as the flood
base elevation, as interpolated by the Building Commissioner, at the
nearest point of the water course as measured on a line perpendicular
to the direction of the water course.
3• Filling - the filling of lands where the existing ground elevation
is less than the flood base elevation shall be permitted provided, (a)
that the fill material is obtained from adjacent areas lying below the
flood base elevation or (b) that the fi -11 material obtained elsewhere
-is offset by the removal of an equivalent volume of material obtained
in the immediat6_vicinity of the building site from elevations lower
than the flood base elevation. If fill or any type of construction
which would displace flood waters is placed within the flood plain, a
flood reservoir shall be constructed (the bottom of which shall not be
lower than the bottom of the adjacent water course) equal in volume to
the volume 6f such fill or construction deposited below the flood base
elevation. Each such flood reservoir shall have adequate provision
foc drainage to the waterway. The deepening of a water course is
permitted, but the material removed must not be deposited below the
flood base elevation, except in accordance with (b) above. The place -
ment of fill material shall parallel the water course.
Passed this 21st day of October, 1963.
Attest:
Village Clerk
APPROVED:
David C. Whitney
Village President
Published: October 31, 1963 in the Deerfid d Review.
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AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE
DEERFIELD
Whereas the question of making the following amendment
to the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Deerfield has been
referred to the Plan Commission for a public hearing, and the
Plan Commission has held such public hearing after due notice
as required by law:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield that the Ordi-
nance for the Comprehensive Amendment of the Zoning Ordinance,
enacted May 4, 1953,_ is hereby amended by adding the following
paragraph to Section XVII thereof:
Section XVII -C. ADDITIONAL SETBACK REGULATIONS
1. No new or existing building or structure shall
be erected or moved within a flood plain unless the
lowest floor including the basement floor is at an
elevation which is not less than two (2) feet above the
Flood Base Elevation for the site; provided, however,
that basement floors may be_ erected below such elevation
when the top of any basement wall or the bottom of any
opening therein is not less than two feet above such
elevation and the construction of such basement complies
with such special requirements as may from time to time
be adopted by the Village of Deerfield.
2. F1oo 4 Base Elevation - that elevation of the
highest fl000d of record, as reported by the United States
Department of the Interior, Geological Survey in the
report "Floods in Highland Park Quadrangle, Illinois"
and as shown for specific locations on the Flood Plain
Map on file in the office of the Building Commissioner.
The controlling flood base elevation for any building
site shall be the same as the flood base elevation, as
interpolated by the Building Commissioner, at the nearest
point of the water course as measured on a line perpendicu-
lar to the direction of the watercourse.
3. Filling - the filling of lands where the existing
ground elevation is less than the flood base elevation
shall be permitted provided, (a) that the fill material
is obtained from adjacent areas lying below the flood
base elevation or (b) that the fill material obtained
elsewhere'is offset by the removal of an equivalent
volume of material obtained in the immediate vicinity
of the building site from elevations lower than the flood
base elevation. If fill or any type of construction
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which would displace flood waters is placed within
the flood plain, a flood reservoir shall be constructed
(the bottom of which shall not be lower than the bottom
of the adjacent water course) equal in volume to the
volume of such fill*or construction deposited below the
flood base elevation. Each such flood reservoir shall
have adequate provision for drainage to the waterway.
The deepening of a water course is permitted, but the
material removed must not be deposited below the flood
base elevation, except in accordance with (b) above.
The placement of fill material shall parallel the water
course.
Passed this �Q day of UNt,t�ti' , 1963.
APPROVED:
Village President
Attest:
Village Clerk
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