[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Ashford 10-14-1975. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This Board of Selectmen hereby:
A.
Assures
the Federal Insurance Administration that it will 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.
B.
Vests the
Planning and Zoning Commission with the responsibility, authority,
and means to:
(1)
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.
(2)
Provide such information as the Administrator may request concerning
present uses and occupancy of the floodplain.
(3)
Cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies and private firms
which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify floodplain areas
and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to management
of adjoining floodplain areas in order to prevent aggravation of existing
hazards.
(4)
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.
C.
Appoints
the Planning and Zoning Commission 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.
D.
Agrees
to take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary
to carry out the objectives of the program.
