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CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURES IN FLOOD ZONES

Effective Date: 7/1/1999

Category: Plans Review

Details:
New requirement for building plan approval - effective July 1, 1999

All plans submitted for approval in AE, A, and V flood zones must have (at a minimum) the following information:

1. A building elevation with the base flood elevation (BFE) shown.

2. A complete floor to roof peak wall section shown with:
a) the base flood elevation (BFE) shown
b) the existing and proposed grade elevation shown
c) the first habitable floor elevation shown

(based on information provided in the National Geodetic Vertical Datum {NGVD} North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps {FIRM})


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Charlotte County Building Constructions Services
Permitting, Plans Review, and Inspection Divisions
18400 Murdock Circle
Port Charlotte, Florida 33948-1074
Phone: 941.743.1201
Fax: 941.764.4108