What it means: This article updated the Town’s Floodplain Management Ordinance. It adds several new definitions, deletes the definition for “crawl space” and modifies the definition for “Substantial Improvement”. It specifies that new development in the Special Flood Hazard Area has to be in compliance with the NH State Building Code or Hampton’s Floodplain Ordinance, whichever is more restrictive. The article also specifies that the construction of certain types of critical facilities are prohibited in the Special Flood Hazard Area unless specific criteria addressing flood risks are met. The article specifies the height to which utilities in new construction in the Special Flood Hazard Area must be raised. The article also included a new table that describes new freeboard requirements for new or substantially-improved construction in the Special Flood Hazard Area based on elevation, which FEMA Flood Zone the property is in, and the new ‘design flood class’ for the structure. The article also changed some language to add clarity.
05. Floodplain Management Ordinance Updates
Article 05, Amendment 4. Floodplain Management Ordinance Updates