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City of Cranston
City of Cranston Zoning Ordinance
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§ 17.16.030

Applicability

  • A. Cranston elects to comply with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-488, as amended). The NFIP, as established, provides that SHFA's be identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and that floodplain management measures be applied in said areas. This chapter shall apply to any development which lies wholly or partly in a SFHA.
  • B. SFHA's are established as a floodplain overlay district. The district shall be all SHFA's within the city designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A99, V, or VE on the current Providence County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Digital FIRM issued by the FEMA. The FIRM map panels of for the city are:
    Panel NumberDate
    44007C0292HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0294HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0295GMarch 2, 2009
    44007C0311HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0312HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0313HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0314HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0316GMarch 2, 2009
    44007C0317JSeptember 18, 2013
    44007C0318HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0319JOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0406HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0407H*March 2, 2009
    44007C0426HOctober 2, 2015
    44007C0427HOctober 2, 2015
    Notes:
    *Panel not printed.

    The exact boundaries of the district shall be defined by the one hundred (100) year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Providence County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report dated October 2, 2015. The Planning Department is responsible for floodplain management. The FIRM and FIS and any revisions to them are incorporated by reference and are on file with the department.

  • C. The requirements of this chapter shall not repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easement, covenant, or deed restriction and shall be in addition to all other requirements of the Cranston Code of Ordinances (Ordinance) and other applicable state or federal laws and regulations. Where this chapter and another ordinance, law, regulation, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
  • D. In the interpretation and application of this chapter, all provisions shall be:
    • 1. Considered minimum requirements;
    • 2. Liberally construed in favor of the city; and
    • 3. Deemed neither to limit or repeal any other powers granted under state statutes.

(Ord. 2013-27, § 1, 8/26/2013; Ord. 2015-28, § 1, 8/24/2015)