<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 16.5-73. - Specific standards for development in floodways.</div>
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               Located within areas of special flood hazard established in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH16.5FL_ARTIIFLDAPROR_DIV1GE_S16.5-31LAWHARAP" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 16.5-31</a>, are areas designated as floodways. The floodway is an extremely hazardous area due
               to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris and potential projectiles and which
               have erosion potential. The following provisions shall apply within such areas:
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Restricted uses in floodways:</span> Only those uses permitted by the zoning ordinance and listed below may be placed
                  on those portions of a property located within the floodway and the uses shall be
                  subject to the following additional requirements:
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                  a.
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                  The following uses, when permitted by the zoning ordinance, are allowed to locate
                  within floodways without certification by a professional engineer regarding resulting
                  changes in flood levels during a base flood:
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                  1.
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                  General farming, pasture, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, forestry, wildlife
                  sanctuary, game farm and other similar agricultural uses or wildlife uses.
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                  2.
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                  Loading areas, parking areas, aircraft landing areas and other similar industrial-commercial
                  uses.
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                  3.
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                  Lawns, gardens, parking, play areas and other similar uses.
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                  4.
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                  Golf courses, tennis courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, parks
                  and other similar private and public recreational uses.
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                  b.
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                  The following uses, when permitted by the zoning ordinance, may be allowed to locate
                  within floodways if certification by a professional engineer registered in the state
                  is provided to the approving authority that no increase in flood levels during a base
                  flood will result:
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                  1.
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                  Railroads, streets, bridges, culverts, creeks and storm drainage facilities, sewerage
                  or water treatment plant outlets, water supply intake structures and other public,
                  community or utility uses.
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                  2.
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                  Marinas, boat rentals, docks or piers.
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                  3.
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                  Pilings or other columns used for support.
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                  4.
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                  Dams, provided that any person proposing the construction of a dam shall provide documentation
                  prepared by a professional engineer registered in the state that such a dam will not
                  cause the inundation of any land not owned by the person constructing the dam and
                  any existing structures on lands owned by the person constructing the dam, and proof
                  that all required federal and state permits for the dam have been obtained.
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                  (2)
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                  No encroachments into the floodway shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated
                  through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering
                  practice and prepared by a professional engineer registered in the state, that the
                  proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in the flood levels during
                  the occurrence of the base flood. Such certification and technical data shall be presented
                  to the local administrator.
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                  (3)
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                  If subsections (1) and (2) are satisfied, construction shall comply with any applicable
                  flood hazards reduction provisions of division 3. Nonconformities are subject to the
                  requirements of <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH16.5FL_ARTIIFLDAPROR_DIV3PRFLHARE_S16.5-71GEST" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 16.5-71</a>(9).
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