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Sec. 67-2. - Applicability.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Tiverton, RI.

Local law · Updated June 22, 2026 · 1,537 sections

The text

The special flood hazard areas are herein established as a floodplain overlay district. The district includes all special flood hazard areas within the Town of Tiverton designated as zone A, AE, AH, AO, A99, V, or VE on the Newport 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 Newport County FIRM that are wholly or partially within the Town of Tiverton are panel numbers: 44005C0106J, 44005C0108K, 44005C0109J, 44005C0116J, and 44005C0117J dated July 6, 2021; and 44005C037J, 44005C039J, 44005C0102J, 44005C0103J, 44005C0104J, 44005C0111J, and 44005C0112J panels dated September 4, 2013; and 44005C0041H, 44005C0042H, 44005C0043H, 44005C0044H, 44005C0107H panels dated April 5, 2010. The exact boundaries of the district shall be defined by the 100-year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Newport County Flood Insurance Study CFIS) report dated July 6, 2021. The office of the building official shall be responsible for floodplain management. The FIRM and FIS report and any revisions thereto are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the building official.

(Ord. of 2-08-10; Ord. of 8-26-2013; Ord. of 6-14-21(1))