Pa. Code tit. 12, pt. V, subpt. A, ch. 113, app III
While not required by the act, the National Flood Insurance Program, or these regulations, the following recommendations and suggestions are offered to municipalities for their consideration as they undertake their various floodplain management activities:
(a) Municipalities are encouraged to contact any regional office of the Department for any information or assistance they may need concerning the act, the National Flood Insurance Program, and floodplain management generally.
(b) There are numerous other excellent sources of information and assistance such as county and regional planning commission, the U. S. Corps of Engineers, the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, the U. S. Geological Survey, the Federal Insurance Administration, and the various river basin commissions.
(c) Floodplain management should involve more than the adoption of codes and ordinances which regulate development in areas subject to flooding. Among other things, floodplain management can and should include many other activities such as the establishment of flood warning systems, evacuation and recovery plans, relocation and redevelopment efforts to reduce or eliminate problems, and the promotion of flood insurance.
(d) Despite the obvious importance as an individual issue, floodplain management is nevertheless only one of numerous other community planning and development considerations. Thus, any floodplain management activities undertaken by a municipality must be coordinated and integrated with other planning and related efforts underway locally and at other levels.
(e) Municipalities are encouraged to adopt regulations which more adequately control the use and development of areas which are subject to flooding. For example, a municipality could more closely regulate the kinds of uses and activities locating within its flood-prone areas. It could also require new buildings and other structures to be elevated or flood-proofed up to an elevation (preferably 1 1/2 feet) above the existing 100-year flood elevation. Numerous other possibilities also exist.
(f) Before adopting any regulations, municipalities are encouraged to send a copy of the proposed regulations to the Department for review and comment. This should avoid the need for a municipality to go back and amend a recently enacted ordinance or code because something was deficient or omitted.
Pa. Code tit. 12, pt. V, subpt. A, ch. 113, app III