We interpret the possible affect of frequently changing governing codes and ordinances for our client’s project and building design. In addition to managing the entire permit and approval process, we have extensive experience working with Coastal Commission’s guidelines & directives, and making a determination of any potential need for specialized construction techniques. Our decades of experience working with town building officials, knowledge of FEMA, DEEP, Connecticut River Gateway Commission, zoning, permitting, variances and the appeal process enable our projects to be built with unprecedented success.
FEDERAL
FEMA’s Region I serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
FEMA Region I works closely with state, local and tribal emergency management partners in New England to prepare for, protect against, respond to and recover from all hazards.
Flood risk management, emergency preparedness and response to natural disasters and national emergencies, environmental remediation and restoration, natural resource management, stream bank and shoreline protection, navigation maintenance and improvement, support to military facilities and installations, and engineering and construction support to other government agencies.
REGIONAL
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is charged with conserving, improving and protecting the natural resources and the environment of the state of Connecticut as well as making cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available for the people and businesses of the state. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in rebuilding Connecticut’s economy and creating jobs – and to fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state.
Part of DEEP, Coastal Management comes in to guide activities taking place where the land meets the sea. In the case of Connecticut, their emphasis is on balancing protection of the fragile coastal resources of the Long Island Sound ecosystem with sustainable economic uses of the shoreline.
LOCAL
Connecticut River Gateway Commission
Nautilus Architects has successfully guided many shoreline homeowners through the FEMA and town zoning approval process. Read More about our successful process here
The Commission focuses on eight member towns Chester, Deep River, East Haddam, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Lyme and Old Saybrook lying within view of the river. The Gateway Commission strives to preserve the natural and traditional river way scene and the manages the visual impact of development – primarily residential – along the hillsides of the lower river.
Land use decisions in Connecticut are primarily made at the local level by boards and commissions that are made up of local residents who are either elected or appointed.
IMPACT-RESISTANT GLASS
In addition to the various agencies that regulate construction activity along the coastline, there are building codes that prescribe special practices to address flooding, wave surges, and high wind pressure. Another of these is “wind-borne debris.” Learn More