[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.