Floodplain Zones

Identification of Floodplain Zones

The regulatory floodplain shall be those areas of the County delineated as Special Flood Hazard Areas and base flood elevations within the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Garrett County, Maryland and incorporated areas dated October 2, 2013, as may be revised and the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and all subsequent amendments and revisions to the FIRMs. The FIS and FIRMs are retained on file and available to the public at the Office of Permits & Inspection Services located at 2008 Maryland Highway, Suite 3, Mt. Lake Park, MD 21550.

Floodplain Zones

  1. Floodplain: that part of the floodplain outside of the floodway.
  2. Floodway: that area of the floodplain reserved to discharge the waters of the 100-year flood.