Article 6: Floodplain Management Ordinance Consistent with FEMA Regulations

Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 5 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Hampton Zoning Ordinance as follows?

Amend Article II- Districts. Section 2.4 Floodplain Management Ordinance to add language under 2.4.11.C Coastal High Hazard Areas (Zone VE), Construction Standards (subsection 2.c) requiring that breakaway walls have flood openings that meet the existing criteria for enclosed areas below the lowest floor.

What it means:This Article adds language to the Floodplain Management Ordinance to make it consistent with current FEMA regulations for construction in the VE zone. The new language requires that breakaway walls have flood openings that meet the existing criteria for enclosed areas below the lowest floor.