SALMON VALLEY FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT BYLAW
NO. 2600
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
I.
DEFINITIONS
2.
FLOODPLAIN DESIGNATION
3.
FLOODPLAIN CONSTRUCTION LEVEL DESIGNATION
4.
FLOODPLAIN SETBACK DESIGNATIONS
5.
DETERMINATIONS UNDER BYLAI,I
6.
NO CONSTRUCTION OR USE I^JITHIN SETBACKS OR BELOI,'
FLOOD CONSTRUCTION LEVELS
7.
TXEMPTIONS FROM BYLAW REQUIREMENTS
8.
OFFENCE
9.
CITATION
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COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
SALMON VALLEY FLOODPLAIN ¡4ANAGEMENT BYLAt^l
IJHEREAS
under Section 969
of the Munìcipa1 Act the Board of
Shuswap Reg_ional District may adopt a bylaw
i n such a fl oodpl ai n;
spècifying flood levels
of
N0td THEREFORE the Board
the Columbia Shuswap
HEREBY ENACTS as follows;
meeting assembled,
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Regionaì
the Col umbi a
and setbacks
Distrjct in
open
ITIONS
In thj s
byì
aw
"alluvial fan"
means an
alluvial
depos.it
of a watercourse
a) where it jssues from a mountain valley or gorge upon a plaìn,
b) at the junct'ion of the watercourse w'ith a tributary of that
watercourse;
"enactment" has the meanjng given
adoptìon of thjs bylaw;
in the Interpretation Act on the date of
"flood construction level"
the level des'ignated jn section 3;
means
"flood level" means the level designated as such on the map for the
purposes of determ'ini ng fl ood construct j on I evel s and fl oodpl ai ir setbacks
under Section 3 and 4;
"floodpìaìn"
means
the part of the
Salmon
Valley desìgnated in SectjonZ
"floodpìa'in setback" means the setback designated jn Section 4 from the
natural boundary of a waterbo-dy or watercourie behjnd which any habitable
area must be constructed
"floor
or located;
system" means the lowest
floor
system
of a bui'lding or structure;
"hab'itable area" means _any :pqc-e or room, jncluding a manufactured home,
that is or can be used for
dwelìing purposes, businãss, or the storage of
goods which are susceptible to damage by floodwater;
l1ap'l means lhe qap that forms schedule A to this Bylaw, descrjbed
Floodplain of Salmon Rjver - Salmon Arm to Falklandi
as
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n'ister" means the Minister of Envìronment, Lands and parks or
of that Mi n i ster;
a
de'legate
"natural boundary" means the visible hìgh water mark of any waterbody or
watercourse includìng any dormant side channels of any watercourse, where
the presence and action of the water are so common and usual, and so long
continued in all ordinary years as to mark on the sojl of the bed of the
waterbody or watercourse a character distinct from that of its banks, in
vegetat'ion, as wel I as i n the nature of the so'il j tsel f ;
"natural ground elevation"
means the lowest level of the surface
human disturbance of the surface;
parcel determjned before any
of
a
I'Pudl' means a surface made of concrete, to the uppermost surface of which
blocks, posts, runners.o_r stnip footings have been affjxed for the purpose
of supportì ng a hab'itabl e area;
"parce'I" means any lot, b'lock or other area jn wh jch land
which jt js subdjvided, but does not jnclude a highway;
js
held or jnto
"standard dyke" means a dyke buiIt and ma'intained pursuant to any
to a design approved by the l'1jnjster, wjth a minjmum flood
crest elevation at least equal to the flood constructjon level applicable
to the dyke;
enactment,
"water body" means a lake or other body of water other than a watercourse;
and
"watercourse" means any depression
in the land that:
(a) js of natural or human origìn;
(b) has well defjned banks;
(c)
has a bed 0.6 metres
or
more below
the surroundìng rand;
and
(d) either:
(ì)
gives direction to moving water for an aggregate of at
least 6 months during any calendar year; or
(ii)
has a drainage area of 2 square kjlometres
upstream from the poìnt of consjderation.
or more
FLOODPLAIN DESIGNATION
2,
Thls Bylaw appljes to-the part of the Columbja
shown on the map. All land that js:
(a)
shown
withjn
heavy
Shuswap Regìonal
outljne on the map;
D'istrict
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(b)
(c)
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for a parce'l; and
located wjthin the fìoodp'lain setback for a parcel;
is des'ignated as floodplain for the purposes of this Bylaw and all other
enactments and js subject to this Byìaw.
lower than the flood construction level
FLOOD CONSTRUCTION LEVEL DESIGNATION
3.
The
flood construction level:
(a) for a parce'l outside the act'ive part of the Bolean Creek
alluvial fan, as shown on the map, is the greater of:
(i) the level for the parcel determ'ined by'interpolatìon of
the flood levels applicable to the parcel as set out
the map; and
(
on
fl ood I evel s appì'i cabl e to the parcel are set
out on the map, the level that is 1.5 metres above the
highest natural boundary of any watercourse or waterbody adjacent to the parcel; and
i i ) where no
(b) for a parcel withjn the active part of the Bolean Creek
alluvial fan, as shown on the map, is the greater of:
i)
0.6 metres above the natural ground elevat'ion for the
parcel; and
ii)
the flood construct'ion level for the parcel determined
by app'ìying Sect'ion 3(a).
FLOODPLAIN SETBACK DESIGNATIONS
4.
The folìowing
floodplain setbacks are designated as
appl icable:
a)
for a parceì adjacent to the Salmon R'iver, 30 metres from the
natural boundary of the Salmon River;
b)
for a parce'l upstream of the apex of the Bolean Creek alluvial
fan, as shown on the map, 30 metres from the natural boundary
of
c)
Bolean Creek;
for a parcel
downstream of the apex of the Bolean Creek
alluvial fan, as shown on the map, 15 metres from the natural
boundary of Bolean Creek;
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for a parceì not described jn Sectjon 4(a) to (c), 15 metres
from the natural boundary of any watercourse;
for a parce'l adjacent to a waterbody, 7.5 metres from the
natural boundary of any waterbody; and
despìte the rest of this section, 7.5 metres from a standard
dyke for a parcel protected by a standard dyke.
d)
e)
f)
DETERMINATIONS UNDER BYLAt-l
5.
All determinat'ions of flood construction levels and floodplajn setbacks
to be made by the Mjnister.
are
NO CONSTRUCTION OR USE hIITHIN SETBACKS OR BELOI,I FLOOD CONSTRUCTION LEVELS
6.
Subject
to Section 7, on any parceì:
a)
the underside of any floor system, or the top of any pad,
supporti ng any habi tabl e area must be above the fl ood
construction level for the parcel and must comply wìth the
floodpìain setback for the parcel; and
b)
any landfjll required to support a floor system, or pad,
supporting a habitable area must not extend within the
floodplain setback for that parcel.
EXEMPTIONS FROI4 BYLAt.l REQUIREMENTS
7.
Sectjon 6 does not apply to a parcel if, under the Munjc'ipal Act, the
Minister has, subject to condjt'ions the Mjnjstelimposes, exempted a
development or type of development from the requirements of Section 6.
OFFENCE
8.
A person who contravenes a provision
and
of th'is
Byìaw
is guilty of
an offence
is liable on conviction to a fine of not more than $2000 or
to
imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both. Each day that an offence
under this Byìaw contjnues constitutes a separate and continuing offence
under th'is Byl aw.
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This bylaw
No. 2600".
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2600
first
may be
time
cjted as the "Salmon Valley
day
of
l',larch
l9th
day
of
Auoust
,1993.
0ctobe r
,
a
READ
a second time th'is
READ
a
time
this 21st
RECEIVED THE APPROVAL
to
of
Sectjon 969 of
aw
this lSth
READ
thjrd
Floodpl aìn Management Byl
¿u, of
of the l'linister of
the
Mun'icipa]
,
RECONSIDTRED AND AD0PTED
Act,
,
1993.
1993.
Environment, Lands and Parks pursuant
c . 290 thi
day
R.S.B.C, 1979,
s
1993.
thjs 17th
day of
,
February
1994.
a/r/d/
CHAI RMAN
true copy of Byl aw No. 2600
as read a th'ird time.
CERTIFIED
CERTIFIED
Secretary
II I'ti
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../ ,U d-c o r'zv c v\
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND
PARKS
true copy of Byìaw No. 2600
as adopted.
THE FOLLOWING
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PAGES ARE ATTACHED TO BYLAW
NO. 2600 FOR INFORMATION
0NLY AND D0 NOT FORM PART 0F THE BYLAT',.
THESE PAGES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT ALL EXCEPTIONS
TO THE FLOOD CONTROL REGULATIONS OF BYLAW NO. 2600 ARE THE SOLE
JURISDICTION OF THE 14INISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND PARKS AND AS
I,,IELL TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE GENERAL EXCEPTIONS APPROVED BY THAT
MINISTRY AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION OF BYLAW NO. 2600
INFORMATION
ON
GINERAL EXEMPTIONS
l.
of development are exempt from the requ'irement of
(a)
of
the Mun'ic'ipal Act, as it pertaìns to the flood
Sectjon
in Sectjon 3(a) of the Salmon Valley
specified
levels
construct'ion
The follow'ing types
969(5)
Floodplaìn Management Bylaw No. 2600:
or structure that
(j )
a renovation of an exist'ing bujlding
involve an addition thereto;
(jj)
an addition to a building or structure, at the original nonconforming floor elevation, that would increase the size of the
does not
build'ing or structure by less than 25 percent of the ground
floor area (excluding carports or garages) existing at the date
of adopt'ion of the Salmon Valìey Floodplaìn Management Bylaw No.
2600, prov'ided that the degree of nonconformity regarding
setback 'is not increased;
(iii)
that portion of a building or structure to be used as a carport,
garage or entrance foyer;
(iv)
farm bu'i I di ngs other than
I'ivestock hous'ing;
(v)
hot water tanks and furnaces behind standard dykes;
(vi
2.
)
dwel I i ng
units
and closed-sided
closed-sided livestock housing beh'ind standard dykes;
(vji)
heavy ìndustry beh'ind standard dykes;
(vjii)
on-loadìng and off-loading fac'il ities assoc'iated with wateroriented industry and portable sawmills.
and
The fol 'lowì ng types of development are exempt from the requ'irement of
pertains to the flood
Sect'ion 969(5)(a) of the l4unicipaì Act, as
constructi on I evel s spec'ified jn Section 3(a) of the Salmon Vaìley
Fl oodp'l ai n Management By'law No. 2600, subject to the following conditions:
it
(i
)
(ii)
un'its: farm dwelling units on parceì sjzes 8.1
hectares, ot'greater, located withjn the Agrìcuìtural Land
Reserve, shall be located with the underside of a wooden floor
system or the top of the pad of any habjtable area (or in the
case of a manufactured home the top of pad or the ground surface
on whjch it is located) no lower than 1.0 metre above the
natural ground elevatjon taken at any po'int on the perimeter of
the bujlding, or no lower than the flood construct'ion levels
spec'ified in Sectjon 3(a) of the Salmon Valley F'loodplain
Management By]aw No. 2600, whichever is the lesser;
farm dwel'ling
closed-s jded l'ivestock housìng: closed-sided I jvestock hous'ing
not behind standard dykes shall be located with the undersjde of
the wooden floor system or the top of the pad (or in the case of
a manufactured home the top of pad or the ground surface on
whjch it is located) no ìower than 1.0 metre above the natural
ground elevation taken at any poìnt on the perimeter of the
ng, or no I ower than the fl ood construct'ion I evel s
spec'ified in Section 3(a) of the Salmon Valley Floodplain
Management Bylaw No. 2600, whichever is the lesser; and
bu'i1di
(iii)
industrial uses: industrial uses, other than main electrical
swÍtchgear, shall be located wjth the underside of a wooden
floor system or the top of the pad (or jn the case of a
home the top of pad or the ground surface on which
manufactured
jt is 'located) no lower than the flood constructjon levels
specified in Section 3(a) of the Salmon Val'ìey Floodp'lain
Management Bylaw No. 2600, minus freeboard. Main electrical
switchgear shall be no lower than the flood construction level.
BC
Province of
British Columbia
Environment
MINISTRY OF
ENVIRONMENT,
WATER
MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
LANDS ANDPARKS
REQUEST FOR
SITE.SPECIFIC EXEMPTION
Floodplain Management Provisions
This form is to be fully completed and submitted by the property ouner to the Regional Water
Manager as a request to exempt a deuelopment from the requirements of Section 969 of the
Municipal Act, in respect ta prouisions in a Section 969 floodplain rnanagernent bylaw.
Applicant's Narne, Address and Telephone Number
(Lot, Block, Legal Subdiuision, Section, Plan, Township, Range, Land District)
(Name of Regional District, Village, Totan, City, or District)
kemption
of tlre following development from the nequirements of section 9@ of
the Municipal Act is r.equested:
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT:
NAME OF ADJACENT WATERCOURSE OR BODY OF WATER:
FLOOD CONSTRUCTION LEVEL
IN BYLAW(NO.
FLOOD CONSIRUCIION LEVET, REQUESIED
FLOODPTAIN SUItsACK IN BYIAW NO.
FLOODPI"AIN SETBACK
RE
):
QUESTED:
/2
Request for SiteSpecific Exemption
Floodplain Management Pnovisions
PaEe2
ENCLOSED ARE:
(chech whel proaíded; prouísíon of all of thís ínforznatíon u:íIl facílítote processíng
of
qplíaøtían)
legal map of property
map indicating property location and relationship of proposed building to adjacent
watercourse
photos of property (proposed building location, adjacent existing development, riverbank
areas, etc.)
other information pertinent to this application
REASONS FOR APPLICATION:
DATEOFAPruCATIOÑ
SIG\ATTJREOFAPPUCANT
SIGNATI JRE OF BI JILDING INSPECIOR
When completed mailto:
Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks
Regional Water Manager
1259 Dalhousie Drive
Kamloops, B.C. VzC 62,5
(604) 371-6200