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Miramar amends floodplain rules to seek higher CRS discount; raises freeboard to 2 feet
Summary
The commission adopted an amendment to the Land Development Code to strengthen floodplain-management standards, increasing the local freeboard requirement to 2 feet and reorganizing flood-related code to pursue improved Community Rating System discounts for residents' NFIP premiums.
The City Commission adopted a Land Development Code amendment that raises Miramar's local freeboard requirement to two feet above base flood elevation and reorganizes the city's floodplain-management provisions into a new chapter to support participation and higher credit in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS).
Staff said the city has participated in the NFIP since 1977 and…
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