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Zoning commission approves FEMA-driven revisions to county flood ordinance to preserve CRS rating
Summary
The commission approved updates to the county's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance to align with FEMA and state guidance: agricultural/non-habitable accessory buildings will need variances for wet floodproofing, elevation standards for manufactured buildings were updated, and county codified a 45% substantial-damage contingency to secure CRS credit.
Palm Beach County's zoning commission on Nov. 7 approved revisions to the county's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance intended to comply with FEMA and Florida Division of Emergency Management guidance and to preserve the county's Community Rating System (CRS) Class 5 rating.
Doug Wise and Jackie Anderson of the county building division summarized the changes. Jackie Anderson said FEMA's 2020 policy reclassifies agricultural and certain non-habitable accessory structures as nonresidential for floodproofing standards and that many…
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