Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 9.133 - Undeveloped floodplains(a) In undeveloped floodplains, programs should not attempt to exclude all types of land uses and development but to encourage those uses which will minimize flood damages, flood frequencies and magnitudes, and prevent the destruction of the floodplain environment. Defining appropriate uses should be based upon the environmental opportunities and constraints of the floodplain.(b) It shall be the environmental policy of the Commonwealth to protect environmental values of undeveloped floodplains by discouraging any floodplain development which may degrade the floodplain environment, increase the potential for flood damages, or contribute to increased flood flows.