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Board approves elevated replacement home in floodplain with conditions for flood vents and documentation
Summary
The board granted variances for a new elevated dwelling at 240 Overbrook Avenue in the 100-year floodplain after planners testified the finished floor must be raised to meet state flood elevation requirements and the applicant said they have a state verification/general permit (copy to be provided).
The Board of Adjustment approved plans to demolish a nonconforming two-story dwelling at 240 Overbrook Avenue and construct a new, elevated residence in the 100-year floodplain, subject to conditions requiring flood vents and consistency across plans.
Patrick Ward of Insight Engineering, testifying for applicant Laura Lax, said the design flood elevation is 31 and that the proposed finished floor will be elevated to approximately elevation 32 to satisfy state flood rules. That elevation requires the crawl space to be vented with flood vents and results in additional steps to the front entry. Ward said the applicants have obtained "verification and general permit" from the state but that a copy had not yet been recorded and would be supplied to the board.
Board engineering and planning professionals recommended that flood-vent details and other compliance measures be shown consistently on architectural and engineering plans as a condition of approval. The board accepted testimony that the new construction will eliminate several nonconforming conditions on the existing property and recorded affirmative votes to grant the requested relief, subject to the usual documentation and plan consistency conditions.
A condition of approval requires the applicant to submit the state permit documentation and to show required flood vents on final architectural plans.
