North Caldwell City Zoning Code
§ 107-30.1-102.2
Establishment of Flood Hazard Areas.
A.
The Borough of North Caldwell was accepted for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program on April 3, 1985.
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) floodplain management regulations encourage that all Federal, State, and Local regulations that are more stringent than the minimum NFIP standards take precedence in permitting decisions. The FHACA requires that the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map, most recent preliminary FEMA mapping and flood studies, and Department delineations be compared to determine the most restrictive mapping. The FHACA also regulates unstudied flood hazard areas in watersheds measuring 50 acres or greater in size and most riparian zones in New Jersey. Because of these higher standards, the regulated flood hazard area in New Jersey may be more expansive and more restrictive than the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. Maps and studies that establish flood hazard areas are on file at the office of the Borough Engineer, Borough of North Caldwell, 141 Gould Avenue, North Caldwell, NJ 07006.
The following sources identify flood hazard areas in this jurisdiction and must be considered when determining the Best Available Flood Hazard Data Area:
(1)
Effective Flood Insurance Study. Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a scientific and engineering report entitled "Flood Insurance Study Essex County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)" dated April 3, 2020 and the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) identified in Table 102.2(1) whose effective date is April 3, 2020 are hereby adopted by reference.
Table 102.2(1) | |||||
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Map Panel # | Effective Date | Suffix | Map Panel # | Effective Date | Suffix |
34013C0019 | April 3, 2020 | G | 34013C0082 | April 3, 2020 | G |
3413C0084 | June 4, 2007 | F | 34013C0101 | June 4, 2007 | F |
(2)
Federal Best Available Information. Borough of North Caldwell shall utilize Federal flood information as listed in the table below that provides more detailed hazard information, higher flood elevations, larger flood hazard areas, and results in more restrictive regulations. This information may include but is not limited to preliminary flood elevation guidance from FEMA (such as Advisory Flood Hazard Area Maps, Work Maps or Preliminary FIS and FIRM). Additional Federal Best Available studies issued after the date of this section must also be considered. These studies are listed on FEMA's Map Service Center. This information shall be used for floodplain regulation purposes only.
Table 102.2(2) | |||
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Map Panel # | Preliminary Date | Map Panel # | Preliminary Date |
None as of the date of this section | |||
(3)
Other Best Available Data. Borough of North Caldwell shall utilize high water elevations from flood events, groundwater flooding areas, studies by federal or state agencies, or other information deemed appropriate by the Borough of North Caldwell. Other "best available information" may not be used which results in less restrictive flood elevations, design standards, or smaller flood hazard areas than the sources described in Section § 107-30.1-102.2A(1) and (2), above. This information shall be used for floodplain regulation purposes only.
(4)
State Regulated Flood Hazard Areas. For State regulated waters, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) identifies the flood hazard area as the land, and the space above that land, which lies below the "Flood Hazard Area Control Act Design Flood Elevation", as defined in § 107-30.1-201, and as described in the New Jersey Flood Hazard Area Control Act at N.J.A.C. 7:13. A FHACA flood hazard area exists along every regulated water that has a drainage area of 50 acres or greater. Such area may extend beyond the boundaries of the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) as identified by FEMA. The following is a list of New Jersey State studied waters in this community under the FHACA, and their respective map identification numbers.
Table 102.2(3) List of State Studied Waters | ||
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Name of Studied Water | File Name | Map Number |
Peckmans River Tributary | AB000010 | L-6 |
Green Brook | E0000001 | DWG. NO. 1 |
Green Brook | E0000002 | DWG. NO. 2 |
Green Brook, Kane Brook | E0000027 | H-6 |
Kane Brook | E0000028 | H-7 |
Passaic River | G0000008 | Q-18 |
Green Brook, Deepavaal Brook | G0000017 | P-18 |
Passaic River | G0000067 | R-18 |
Passaic River | AB000062p | 62P |
Passaic River | G0000056p | PR-1, DVBL-1 |