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Planning board backs 42-foot cap on mean roof height after floodplain concerns
Summary
The Flagler Beach Planning and Architectural Review Board recommended approval of an ordinance adding a 42-foot maximum cap to mean roof height measurements, while public commenters and board members pressed for clarity about finished-floor elevations and flood-zone build-up.
The Flagler Beach Planning and Architectural Review Board on April 8 recommended approval of an ordinance amending Appendix A of the Land Development Regulations to add a 42-foot maximum cap to mean roof height measurements for residential buildings.
City staff described the change as a narrow fix to the current height measurement method, which uses an average between peak and eave for certain roof types. Staff said the cap preserves the average-based method while preventing builders from lowering eaves to raise peak heights. “What we’ve done here is to put a 42 foot cap on that,” Lupita, a city staff member, told the board.
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