Section XI - Special Flood Hazard Areas
All site plan proposals governed by these Regulations having lands identified as Special Flood Hazard Areas in the "Flood Insurance Study for the Town of North Hampton, N.H." together with the associated Flood Insurance Rate Maps of the Town of North Hampton, N.H., dated June 3, 1986, shall meet the following requirements:
1. Site plan proposals, including their utilities and drainage, shall be located and designed to be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.
2. All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems shall be located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage.
3. Adequate drainage shall be provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
4. New and replacement water systems (including on-site systems) shall be located, designed, and constructed to minimize infiltration and avoid impairment.
5. New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters.
6. On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
7. In riverine situations, prior to the alteration or relocation of a watercourse, the applicant for such authorization shall notify the N.H. Office of Emergency Management and Wetlands Board, and submit copies of such notification to the Planning Board and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Further, the applicant shall be required to submit copies of said notification to those adjacent communities as determined by the Planning Board.
Within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse, the applicant shall submit to the Planning Board certification provided by a registered profession-al engineer assuring that the flood carrying capacity of the watercourse has been maintained.
8. Site plans shall include 100-year flood elevation data.
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