The American Society of Civil Engineers’ updated standards mark a major shift in approach for design and construction in ...

Residents of Brevard’s Cherry Street neighborhood are still in RVs, carrying two mortgages, or living in construction zones.

Insurance provider Orion180 has announced the launch of its customizable Residential Private Flood Insurance in Florida, ...

Corte Madera has made it easier to raise parts of homes to protect them from flooding. The Town Council voted unanimously to amend a related zoning ordinance at its meeting Wednesday night. The ...

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinOn May 15, the City of Plant City sent out an Engineering Department flood ...

Reed also outlined some required steps for residents in special flood hazard areas who plan ... Complete an elevation certificate through a registered land surveyor. This will determine whether ...

You may qualify for lower flood insurance costs if you have an elevation certificate that shows your first floor is higher than the first floor determined by FEMA. More than 1,000 communities ...

“They wanted to take a look at everything that we’ve been doing,” he said. “All of the building permits that we’ve issued, all of the flood elevation certificates that went along with those building ...

In other words, you get the building permit, and that floodplain development review was a part of that permit, including the flood elevation certificates." Brinnon exists largely within a floodway ...

New flood maps issued by FEMA are set to go ... your property your house or structures are located on, and get an elevation certificate to share with your insurance company. According to FEMA ...

If you think you’re paying too much for flood insurance, get a flood elevation certificate. “If you have a flood elevation certificate done by a surveyor, you can call them and give that to ...