This chapter is applicable to all special flood hazard areas within the Town of Southbury
as 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), Community Panel Number 09009C-0065H, 0070H, 0088H,
0089H, 0095H, 0205H, 0206H, 0207H, 0208H, 0209H, 0217H, 0226H, 0227H, 0228H, 0229H,
0231H, 0232H, 0233H, 0236H, 0237H, 0241H, dated December 17, 2010, and other supporting
data applicable to the Town of Southbury, 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 area
of special flood hazard includes any area shown on the FIRM as zones 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. 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.
