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Cape Coral begins three-part series on floodplain management, NFIP and CRS implications
Summary
City officials opened a three-part briefing on floodplain management, explaining FEMA maps, base flood elevations and the National Flood Insurance Program while warning federal rule changes and Hurricane Ian after‑effects could prompt future map revisions.
City officials on March 12 began a three‑part briefing for the Cape Coral City Council on floodplain management, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the Community Rating System (CRS).
The presentation, led by Building Official Shane Kittenorf and Floodplain Manager Sofia Saiz, sketched the mechanics and practical effects of FEMA flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs), base flood elevations and local development rules. Kittenorf said the series is intended to help the council decide later whether to remain in the CRS program and, if so, whether to seek a different CRS rating.
Saiz told the council the “special flood hazard area”…
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