[Amended 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 241; 3-21-2017 by Ord. No. 251]
This chapter shall apply to all areas of special
flood hazard within the Town of North Branford identified by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
for New Haven County, Connecticut, dated May 16, 2017, accompanying
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), dated May 16, 2017 (Panels - 09009C0314J,
09009C0316J, 09009C0317J, 09009C0318J, 09009C0319J, 09009C0336J, 09009C0452J,
09009C0454J, 09009C0456J, 09009C0458J, 09009C0459J, 09009C0467K),
and December 17, 2010 (Panels - 09009C0338H, 09009C0457H, 09009C0476H,
09009C0478H, 09009C0486H), and other supporting data applicable to
the Town of North Branford, and any subsequent revisions thereto,
are adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.
Since mapping is legally adopted by reference into this chapter, it
must take precedence when more restrictive until such time as a map
amendment or map revision is obtained from FEMA. The areas of special
flood hazard include any area shown on the FIRM as Zones A and AE,
including areas designated as a floodway on a FIRM. SFHA’s are
determined utilizing the base flood elevations (BFEs) provided on
the flood profiles in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for a community.
BFEs provided on 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. The Flood Insurance Study is on
file at the North Branford Administration Building, Route 80, North
Branford, Connecticut.
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed,
located, extended, converted or 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.
However, where this chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant
or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more
stringent restrictions shall prevail.
In the interpretation and application of this
chapter, all provisions shall be considered as minimum requirements,
liberally construed in favor of the governing body, and deemed neither
to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state statutes.
A.
The degree of flood protection required by this chapter
is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific
and engineering considerations. 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 areas of
special flood hazard or uses permitted within such areas will be free
from flooding or flood damages.
B.
This chapter shall not create liability on the part
of the Town of North Branford or by any officer or employee thereof
or the Federal Insurance Administration for any flood damages that
result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision
lawfully made thereunder.
[Added 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 241[1]]
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this chapter should be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever,
such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter,
which shall remain in full force and effect, and to this end the provisions
of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable.
