The Floodplain District is herein established as an overlay
district. The underlying permitted uses are allowed provided that
they meet the following additional requirements as well as those of
the Massachusetts State Building Code dealing with construction in
floodplains. The Floodplain District includes all special flood hazard
areas designated as Zones A and AE on the Middlesex County Flood Insurance
Rate Map (FIRM) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program.
The map panels of the Middlesex County FIRM that are wholly or partially
within the City of Melrose are panel numbers 25017C0427E, 25017C0429E,
25017C0431E, 25017C0433E and 25017C0434E dated June 4, 2010. The exact
boundaries of the district may be defined by the one-hundred-year
base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the
Middlesex County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report dated June 4,
2010. The FIRM and FIS report are incorporated herein by reference
and are on file with the City Clerk, Building Commissioner, Planning
Board, Public Works Engineering Division and Board of Health.
In a riverine situation, the City Engineer shall notify the
following of any alteration or relocation of a watercourse: adjacent
communities, the NFIP State Coordinator (Massachusetts Department
of Conservation and Recreation), and the NFIP Program Specialist (Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Region 1).
All subdivision proposals and other proposed new development
shall be reviewed to determine whether such proposals will be reasonably
safe from flooding. If any part of a subdivision proposal or other
new development is located within the Floodplain District established
under this article, it shall be reviewed to assure that:
A. The proposal is designed consistent with the need to minimize flood
damage;
B. All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical
and water systems, shall be located and constructed to minimize or
eliminate flood damage; and
C. Adequate drainage systems shall be provided to reduce exposure to
flood hazards.
The Board of Health and/or the Public Works Department, in reviewing
all proposed water and sewer facilities to be located in the Floodplain
District established under this article, shall require that:
A. New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize
or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system; and
B. New and replacement sanitary sewer systems shall be designed to minimize
or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system and discharges
of exfiltration from the system into floodwaters.
This article is established pursuant to the City of Melrose's compliance with Title 44, Chapter
1, Part 67, Code of Federal Regulations, establishing eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Copies of the National Flood Insurance Program and related regulations are on file with the City Clerk.