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Flood hazard areas for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) published by FEMA within Stark County, Ohio. |
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Flood hazard areas for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) published by FEMA within Stark County, Ohio. |
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US Department of Homeland Security (USDHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Stark County GIS (SCGIS) |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Flood hazard areas for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within Stark County, Ohio. These flood hazard areas are part of the National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL). Flood hazard areas in this layer were merged into single records for each class to improve web map performance and symbolization. Flood hazard areas are sometimes referred to as flood hazard zones or flood plains. They depict the floodway (areas that are frequently flood), as well as the 100 and 500-year flood plains. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurace activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which requires the purchase of flood insurance by the owners of properties within areas identified as having flood hazards. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This layer was downloaded from https://msc.fema.gov/portal/advanceSearch in September, 2021. It was last updated and published on September14, 2018. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The data in this layer is made publicly available by the United States Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Stark County has not modified any of the boundaries or attribute data. This layer depicting flood hazard features only in Stark County is provided for user convenience. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Public information data furnished by Stark County must be accepted and used by the recipient with the understanding that Stark County makes no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of this data. This product may not be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes and its boundaries are for reference only. Furthermore, Stark County assumes no liability, whatsoever, associated with the use or misuse of such data.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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Stark County FEMA Flood Hazard Areas |
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