Certain coastal areas of the Town of Falmouth have been designated as floodplain districts under the provisions of Chapter 240, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Falmouth. These districts are those areas subject to inundation at the respective base flood elevation levels as set forth in said Chapter 240.
A.
Storm drainage. Storm drainage system designs shall
be based upon coastal flooding to the base flood elevation levels.
Designs shall employ tide gates, backflow valves or other devices
as necessary to avoid damage from reverse circulation of floodwaters.
B.
No definitive plan shall be approved by the Board
unless each lot therein falling within a floodplain district will
be served by water and sanitary disposal systems certified by the
Board of Health to be so designed as to neither be impaired by nor
contribute to contamination in the event of flooding to base elevations.
C.
Underground utilities. All underground utility systems
and all aboveground service connections, including power, communications
and gas, shall have their aboveground appurtenances designed to avoid
system interruption or damage in the event of flooding to base flood
elevation levels.
When any portion of the parcel being subdivided
lies within a floodplain district, the plan shall show topography
at two-foot contours. The location of the base flood elevation levels
shall be indicated with a heavy line, and reference shall be made
on the plan to the sheet number(s) of the Town Topographical Survey
Map(s) on which the parcel is included.
