(A) The areas of special flood hazard within the town are identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for New Haven County, Connecticut, dated December 17, 2010 accompanying flood insurance rate maps (FIRM), dated December 17, 2010, and other supporting data applicable to the town, and any subsequent revisions thereto, are adopted by reference and declared to be part of this chapter. Since mapping is legally adopted by reference into this chapter, it must take precedence when more restrictive until a time as a map amendment or map revision is obtained from FEMA.
(B) The area of special flood hazard includes any area shown on the FIRM as Zone A and AE, including areas designated as a floodway on a FIRM. Areas of special flood hazard are determined utilizing the base flood elevations (BFE) provided on the flood profiles in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for a community.
(C) 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.
(Ord. passed 4-11-1991; Ord. passed 5-10-2010)