[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Easton 3-25-1980 as Title XIG of the 1980 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 9-15-2014]
The Town of Easton, pursuant to the provisions hereof and in accordance with § 22a-36 et seq. of the General Statutes (Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act), hereby authorizes application by the First Selectman for Federal Flood Insurance and agencies to identify and evaluate flood areas having special flood hazards and enact as necessary and maintain in force, for those areas having flood hazards, adequate land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions consistent with the criteria set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations, including but not limited to measures that will:
A. 
Take into account floodplain management programs, if any, already in effect in neighboring areas.
B. 
Apply at a minimum to all areas identified by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as floodplain areas having special flood hazards.
C. 
Provide that within the floodplain area having special flood hazards, the laws and ordinances concerning land use and control and other measures designed to reduce flood losses shall take precedence over any conflicting laws, ordinances or codes.
The Conservation Commission of the Town of Easton is hereby vested with the responsibility, authority and means to:
A. 
Delineate or assist the Administrator at his request in delineating the limits of the areas having special flood hazards on available local maps of sufficient scale to identify the location of building sites.
B. 
Provide such information as the Administrator may request concerning present uses and occupancy of the floodplain.
C. 
Cooperate with federal, state and local agencies and private firms which undertake to study, survey, map and identify floodplain and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to management of adjoining floodplain in order to prevent aggravation of existing hazards.
D. 
Submit on the anniversary date of the community's initial eligibility an annual report to the Administrator on the progress made during the past year within the community in the development and implementation of floodplain management measures.
The Building Official for the Town of Easton is appointed to maintain for public inspection and to furnish upon request a record of elevations (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures located in the special flood hazard areas. If the lowest floor is below grade on one or more sides, the elevation of the floor immediately above must also be recorded.