118-86 New chapt 1307 Bldg - Flood damage prevention

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person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 1307.16. 1307.16 VARIANCE PROCEDURE. (a) The Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this Code. (b) The Board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Building Commissioner in the enforcement or administration of this Code. (c) Those aggrieved by the decision of the Board or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, as provided in Chapter 2506 of the Ohio Revised Code. (d) In passing upon such applications, the shall consider all technical evaluations, relevant factors, standards specified in sections of this Code, and: Board all other (1) the danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others; (2) the danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; (3) the susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner; (4) the importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; (5) the availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage; (6) the necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable; (7) the compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; (8) the relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program for that area; (9) the safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; (10) the expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and (11) the costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems, and streeets and bridges. (e) Upon consideration of the factors of subsection (d) hereof and the purpose of the Code, the Board may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this Code.