FEMA Flood Insurance Map Information

In March of 2024, the Town of Kittery was issued Preliminary Floodplain Maps by FEMA and a Letter of Map Revision Determination. The floodplain maps consist of 17 panels, each covering a portion of Kittery. Kittery must adopt these floodplain maps by July 17, 2024 in order to remain in the National Flood Insurance Program.

The floodplain maps that are currently in use date to the late 1980s. Kittery was first issued Preliminary Floodplain Maps by FEMA in 2013. A portion of Kittery along coastal waters was revised based on a process that included  an appeal to FEMA, with Ransom Consulting, LLC providing the engineering work, of the 2013 Preliminary Floodplain Maps and a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) process which spanned multiple years. Both the appeal and the LOMR were related to engineering and modeling differences.

The 2024 Preliminary Floodplain Maps are available in paper form for viewing in the Planning and Code Office at Town Hall. For more information, please email kconnor@kitteryme.org or call 207-475-1325.

Coming soon: the 2024 Preliminary Floodplain Maps for viewing and downloading as well as availability to view at the parcel level through the Town’s online GIS viewer.