A. Within Zones A1 — A30 and AE, on streams without a regulatory floodway, no new construction, substantial improvements or other development (including fill) shall be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any location or the Village agrees to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a conditional FIRM revision, FEMA approval is received, and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses and mapping and reimburses the Village of Saranac Lake for all fees and other costs in relation to the application. The applicant must also provide all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Village of Saranac Lake for all costs related to the final map revision.

B. On streams with a regulatory floodway, as shown on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map or the FIRM adopted in § 106-148A(1), no new construction, substantial improvements or other development (including fill) shall be permitted unless a technical evaluation by a licensed professional engineer shows that such an encroachment shall not result in any increase in flood levels during occurrence of the base flood, or the Village agrees to apply to FEMA for a conditional FIRM and floodway revision, FEMA approval is received, and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses and mapping and reimburses the Village for all fees and other costs in relation to the application. The applicant must also provide all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Village for all costs related to the final map revisions.

See Article XIX: Flood Damage Prevention for complete, detailed information.