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LEGAL NOTICE

CITY OF WARWICK

ORDINANCE NO. O-15-8

APPROVED SCOTT AVEDISIAN

August 16, 2015 MAYOR

CHAPTER 8

BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS

AN ORDINANCE REGARDING SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS

Be it ordained by the City of Warwick:

SECTION I. Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Warwick is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

Sec. 8.5.2 Applicability

Section A. Special Flood Hazard Areas

The Special Flood Hazard Areas are herein established as a floodplain overlay district. The District includes all special flood hazard areas within the City of Warwick designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A99, V, or VE on the Kent County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Digital FIRM issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. The map panels of the Kent County FIRM that are wholly or partially within the City of Warwick are panel numbers: 44003C0038G, 44003C0136G, 44003C0138G, 44003C0155G dated December 3, 2010: and 44003C0131H, 44003C0132H, 44003C0133H, 44003C0134H, 44003C0137H, 44003C0139H, 44003C0141H, 44003C0142H, 44003C0143H, 44003C0144H, 44003C0151H, 44003C0153H, and 44003C0161H, dated September 18, 2013: and 44003C0014G, 4403C0014H, 44003C0018G, 4403C0018H, 44003C0019H, 4403C0019J, 44003C0109G, 44003C0109H, 44003C0117G, 44003C0117H, 44003C0126G, 44003C0126H, 44003C0127G, 44003C0127H, 44003C0128G, 44003C0128H, 44003C0129H, 44003C0129J, dated October 2, 2015. The exact boundaries of the District may be defined by the 100-year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Kent County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report dated September 18, 2013, October 2, 2015. The office of the Building Official is responsible for floodplain management. The FIRM and FIS report and any revisions thereto are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Department of City Planning.

SECTION II. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication as prescribed by law.

SPONSORED BY: COUNCILMAN COLANTUONO

ON BEHALF OF MAYOR AVEDISIAN

8/20/15

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