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Section 15.16. 200 Further appeals. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Appeal Board or any taxpayer may appeal such decision to the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri. Section 15.16.210 Floodplain management variance criteria. In passing upon such applications for variances, the Appeal Board shall consider all technical data evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this ordinance, and the following criteria: 1. The danger to life and property due to flood damage; ! 2. The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others; o 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 necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable; The availability of alternative locations, not subject to flood damage, for the proposed use; The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program for that area; o The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of the flood waters, 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; streets; and bridges. Section 15.16.220 Conditions for approving floodplain management variances. Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or tess in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing items 2 through 6 below have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one-half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases. o Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation, or restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the State Inventory of Historic Places, or local inventory of historic places upon determination provided the proposed activity will not preclude the structure's continued historic designation. Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief. Variances shall only be issued upon (a) a showing of good and sufficient cause, (b) a determination that failure to gant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and (c) a determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional