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Court Backs Use of FEMA BLE Viewer to Establish Base Flood Elevations in Unnumbered A Zones
Summary
Pulaski County justices voted to forward an ordinance that would allow the county to use FEMA's Base Flood Elevation (BLE) viewer to determine BFEs in unnumbered A zones, a change intended to reduce private study costs and help builders and property owners.
Pulaski County justices voted to send ordinance 25I‑69 to the full quorum court with a due‑pass recommendation, adopting an additional method to determine base flood elevations (BFE) in unnumbered A zones by allowing use of the FEMA BLE viewer.
Van (county staff) told the court the tool is free and can be used to establish a base flood elevation where a map otherwise lacks a BFE; that, in turn, allows property…
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