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County raises minimum finished-floor elevation for new buildings in flood zones
Summary
Okeechobee County commissioners adopted amendments to land-development rules requiring new construction in mapped flood zones to place finished floors 2 feet above base flood elevation; the change implements updated federal NFIP guidance and drew questions about grandfathering and local impacts.
Okeechobee County commissioners on Thursday adopted an amendment to the county’s land-development regulations that raises the recommended minimum finished-floor elevation for new construction in mapped flood zones to 2 feet above the base flood elevation. The change aligns the county with recent National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) guidance and was approved unanimously by the board.
County planner Royce told commissioners that because the county participates in the NFIP and the Community Rating System, “we have to have certain regulations in place that they approve of and basically write for us.” He described two key changes in the draft: removing an exemption that previously excluded new mobile homes and mobile-home parks from…
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