Purpose

The purpose of this article is to ensure public safety, minimize hazards to persons and property from flooding, to protect watercourses from encroachment, and to maintain the capability of floodplains to retain and carry off floodwaters. The Town of Barrington elects to comply with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-488, as amended).

Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq.