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developments "an indication of flood hazard". Appeazs to leave the b. Other areas; Zone X (shaded and unshaded). sole discretion to the administrator if there are no All new subdivisions and other developments parameters defined especially if the definition of a within areas designated as Zone X (shaded) or flood-prone azea is "any land susceptible to being Zone X (unshaded) shall comply with the inundated by water from any source". (Also see following: definition of flooding.) 2. if the floodplain administrator determines that there are indications of flood hazard present, the floodplain administrator shall require the applicant to determine the base flood elevations. Section 27-27. Criteria for variances. This definition includes "physical handicap" within a 3. Variances shall only be issued upon: category which describes "opinions and outlooks" such B. A determination that failure to grant the as aesthetic consideration or personal preference which variance would result in exceptional "hardship" can be changed readily, unlike one's physical to theapplicant. Under this criteria, the condition. This section assumes the cost of a ramp or hazdship that would result from failure to grant elevator is within the means of a home owner. It is a requested variance must be exceptional, additional cost to someone who is disabled versus unusual, and peculiar to the property involved. someone who is not. A ramp that must take someone Economic or financial hardship alone is not one foot is twelve to sixteen feet as the ADAAG exceptional. Inconvenience, aesthetic minimum is a slope of 1:12, however a slope of 1:16 is consideration, physical handicaps, personal recommended. The cost of an elevator in a single preferences, or the disapproval of one's family home can cost almost as much as the home neighbors cannot, generally, qualify as itself. exceptional hardship. Under this criteria, for example, a member of a household is The definition of new construction also appears to physically handicapped and wants a variance to include alterations. If you are adding a room or build a dwelling at grade or at a lower level for addition, the cost to add an elevator will in all access purposes. A variance should not be likelihood cost more than the alteration. Even the issued because the owner can construct a ramp ADAAG allows an exception to alterations to areas of or elevator to meet flood requirements. primary function in which a person or entity is not Elevation will allow the infirm or handicapped required to spend more than 20% of the cost of the person to be evacuated in the early stage of alteration to that primary function area. A ramp could flooding, and, if there is insufficient warning or cost more than 20% depending on the cost of the help in evacuating that person, then, in all construction. This would appear to be more stringent likelihood, he can survive the flood by simply than the ADA and ABA. remaining in the home safely above the levels of floodwaters. The reason given that the higher elevation will allow a disabled person to be evacuated in the eazly stage of flooding does not make sense. What does the elevation have to do with evacuation? The rationale that the elevation would allow the person to survive a flood, if a person cannot be evacuated and is left in the home, does not make sense. If flood levels are life threatening they will be high enough to submerge someone who is in a wheelchair for instance. How does a height of one foot make enough of a difference to affect life safety? The base flood level has not been determined for Zone X (unshaded). What if it is more than one foot above rode? The re uirement in Zone X unshaded to raise