This chapter shall apply to all special flood hazard areas within
the jurisdiction of the Town of Old Saybrook.
A.
The special flood hazard areas (SFHA) identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in its Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for the Town
of Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, dated February 6,
2013, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) dated February
6, 2013 (Panels 09007C0341J, 09007C0342J, 09007C0343J, 09007C0344J,
09007C0353J, 09007C0361J, 09007C0362J, 09007C0363J, 09007C0364J),
and August 28, 2008 (Panels 09007C0333G and 09007C0334G), and other
supporting data, and any subsequent revisions thereto, are adopted
by reference and declared to be part of this regulation. Since mapping
is legally adopted by reference into the regulation, it must take
precedence when more restrictive until such time as a map amendment
is obtained from FEMA.
B.
The SFHA includes any area shown on the FIRM as Zones A, AE and VE,
including areas designated as a floodway on a FIRM. The VE Zone and
Coastal AE Zone bounded by a line labeled "Limit of Moderate Wave
Action" (LiMWA) are also identified as the coastal high-hazard area
on a FIRM. SFHAs are determined utilizing the base flood elevations
(BFE) provided on the flood profiles in the Flood Insurance Study
(FIS) for a community. BFEs provided on a Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) are only approximate (rounded up or down) and should be verified
with the BFEs published in the FIS for a specific location. Also included
in the SFHA are areas of potential, demonstrable or historical flooding,
including any area contiguous with, but outside, the SFHA identified
by FEMA, and where the land surface elevation is lower than the base
flood elevation as shown in the Flood Insurance Study, and where the
area is not protected from flooding by a natural or man-made feature.
The FIRM and FIS are on file in the Building and Land Use Departments,
Town Hall, 302 Main Street, Old Saybrook, and at the Acton Public
Library, 60 Old Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook. Flood Insurance Rate
Maps are additionally available on the Town of Old Saybrook website,
www.oldsaybrookct.org.
A.
The applicable sections of the application for certificate of zoning
compliance must be completed in conformance with the provisions of
this chapter prior to the commencement of any development activities.
B.
Permit expiration. Permits issued under this chapter shall expire
if actual construction of a permitted structure does not commence
within 180 days of the permit approval date, or if for good cause
shown, an extension of 180 days is granted prior to the expiration
of the original permit.
No structure or land shall hereafter be located, extended, converted,
modified or structurally altered without full compliance with the
terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations.
This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate or impair any
existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. Where this chapter
and another conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent
restrictions shall prevail.
In the interpretation and application of this chapter, all provisions
shall be: 1) considered as minimum requirements; 2) liberally construed
in favor of the governing body; and 3) deemed neither to limit nor
repeal any other powers granted under state statutes.
The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered
the minimum reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific
and engineering consideration. Larger floods can and will occur on
rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural
causes. This chapter does not imply that land outside the special
flood hazard areas or uses permitted within such areas will be free
from flooding or flood damages. This chapter shall not create liability
on the part of the Town of Old Saybrook or any officer or employee
thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter
or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
