Activity 710 — County Growth Adjustment: All credit in the 400 series is multiplied by the growth rate of the county to account for
growth pressures. The growth rate for Hillsborough County is 1.04.
‘S class can be improved by strengthening the existing floodplain ordinance beyond the basic minimum requirements, such as addin;
ard requirement. This will be required during the City’s next CRS review to maintain the Class 8 rating. The Hazard Mitigation Plan di
> CRS planning requirements.
‘y of Nashua participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This provides full insurance coverage based on risk as sho.
d Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). The City joined the NFIP on June 15, 1979. The City’s initial Flood Hazard Boundary Map was
ied on August 23, 1974 and its initial Flood Insurance Rate Map was identified on June 15, 1979. The current effective map date is A
L1.
anuary 31, 2017, the City has 155 NFIP policies in force and $43,548,100.00 of insurance in force. There have been 31 paid losses to
74.34 from 1979 to January of 2017. Nashua has three repetitive loss properties as of 2016; one is non-residential and two are sing
residential.
are 341 Structures (Primary Buildings) at risk to floods within the community. 81 structures throughout the City do not have NFIP po
ge that are fully or partially within the 1% annual chance floodplain. Streets with limited coverage include Marina Drive; Riverside Ci
view Trail; Cheryl Street; Chickie Street; Mayfair Lane; Bartemus Trail; Shore Drive; Brinton Drive; Walden Pond Drive; Canal Street; |
Tampa Street; Lund Road; Caldwell Road; Demanche Street; Fairview Ave.; Pell Ave.; Freshwater Ct.; Hassel Brook Road; Almont Str
y Lane; Harris Road; Meadowbreak Drive; Alex Circle; Niquette Drive; New Searles Road; Brook Village Road; and Royal Crest Drive.
irticipant in the NFIP, communities must agree to adopt a floodplain management ordinance and enforce the regulations found in tt
nce. The City of Nashua has adopted the “City of Nashua Floodplain Development Ordinance,” found in Chapter 190 Land Use, Artic
Jain Management (http://ecode360.com/8721853). The regulations found in the “City of Nashua Floodplain Development Ordinar
‘o all lands designated as special flood hazard areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its "Flood Insurance S
County of Hillsborough, N.H." dated September 25, 2009, together with the associated Flood Insurance Rate Maps dated Septembe
ncluding the revised map panels dated April 18, 2011. The ordinance includes the following sections: applicability (§190-60}, district
ation (§190-61), definition of terms (§190-62), construction requirements (§190-63), water and sewer systems (§190-64),certificatio!
65), other permits (§190-66), watercourses (§190-67), special flood hazard areas (§190-68), special requirements for subdivision anc
§190-69}, and variance and appeals (§190-70).
