PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

TOWN OF SHARON

 

 

PLANNING BOARD

 

The Sharon Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 8:00 PM at the Sharon Town Hall, located at 90 South Main Street, in the Selectmen’s Hearing Room, 2nd floor, to review a Town Meeting article to see if the Town will vote to amend the following sections of the Sharon Zoning By-Laws for the purpose of conforming to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Maps, as follows (note: abbreviated article language):

 

“4410.1. Floodplain District Boundaries,…….”

 

“Amend Section 4410.2. Base Flood Elevation, by changing “FIA Maps” to “FEMA FIRMs”.

 

“Amend Section 4410.3. Floodway Data, by changing “A1-A30” to “AE”.

 

“Amend Section 4422. Encroachments of Proposed Development, by changing “Within the Floodway designed on FIA Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps,” to “Within the floodway designated on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map,”.

 

“Amend Section 4423. Reference to Existing State Regulations, by deleting the first bulleted section and replacing it with the following new bulleted section: “Sections of the Massachusetts State Building Code (780 CMR) which addresses floodplain and coastal high hazard areas;” and by changing the third bulleted section to change “310 CMR 13.10” to “310 CMR 13.00.”

 

Complete copies of the article language can be obtained from the Sharon Town Clerk, Sharon Public Library or the Sharon Engineering Department, Peter O’Cain at (781) 784-1525, ext. 2316.

                                                           

All interested parties should plan to attend.

 

Sharon Planning Board,

Susan Price, Chairman