44 CFR 60.3 - Flood plain management criteria for flood-prone areas
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Allocations, Common Application, Waivers, and Alternative Requirements for 2017 Disaster Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grantees
...residents below two feet above base flood elevation, must be elevated or floodproofed, in accordance with FEMA floodproofing standards at 44 CFR 60.3(c)(3)(ii) or successor standard, up to at least two feet above base flood elevation. Please note that grantees should review the UFAS accessi......
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Allocations, Common Application, Waivers, and Alternative Requirements for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grantees
...two feet above the 1 percent annual floodplain, must be elevated or floodproofed, in accordance with FEMA floodproofing standards at 44 CFR 60.3(c)(3)(ii) or successor standard, up to at least two feet above the 1 percent annual floodplain. Applicable State, local, and tribal codes and stan......
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Allocations, Common Application, Waivers, and Alternative Requirements for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grantees
...two feet above the 1 percent annual floodplain, must be elevated or floodproofed, in accordance with FEMA floodproofing standards at 44 CFR 60.3(c)(3)(ii) or successor standard, up to at least two feet above the 1 percent annual All Critical Actions, as defined at 24 CFR 55.2(b)(3), within ......
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National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): Conforming Changes To Reflect the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12) and the Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA), and Additional Clarifications for Plain Language
...laws or ordinances that meet the minimum standards of the National Flood Insurance Program found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR 60.3. We pay for compliance activities that exceed those standards under these (1) 3.a.1 above. (2) Elevation or floodproofing in any risk zone to pr......
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53 cases
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Columbia Venture, LLC v. Richland Cnty., Appellate Case No. 2013–001067.
...Id. Communities are required to adopt the FIRMs and to restrict development in those flood hazard areas.3 42 U.S.C. § 4102(c) ; 44 C.F.R. § 60.3. A local community's floodplain land-use controls must meet FEMA's minimum requirements, but FEMA encourages communities to impose more restrictiv......
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Coal. for a Sustainable Delta v. Fed. Emergency Mgmt. Agency, 1:09-cv-02024 OWW GSA
...regulations setting forth the minimum floodplain management criteria required by the NFIA. See 41 Fed. Reg. 46,975 (Oct. 26, 1976); 44 C.F.R. §§ 60.3 (criteria for flood-prone areas), 60.4 (criteria for mudslide-prone areas), 60.5 (criteria for flood-related erosion-prone areas). The regula......
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National Wildlife Federation v. Fema, No. C03-2824Z.
...regulations establishing the minimum eligibility criteria for flood-prone areas, mudslide areas and flood-related erosion areas. 44 C.F.R. §§ 60.3-60.5. The criteria governing flood-prone areas are currently designed to reduce threats to lives and to minimize damages to structures and water......
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Coal. for a Sustainable Delta v. Fed. Emergency Mgmt. Agency, 1:09–cv–02024 OWW GSA.
...regulations setting forth the minimum floodplain management criteria required by the NFIA. See 41 Fed. Reg. 46,975 (Oct. 26, 1976); 44 C.F.R. §§ 60.3 (criteria for flood-prone areas), 60.4 (criteria for mudslide-prone areas), 60.5 (criteria for flood-related erosion-prone areas). The regula......
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2 firm's commentaries
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How Big Changes Coming to Flood Insurance Will Affect Commercial Property in Florida
...costly, include: Installing flood openings in the base of the structure in order to facilitate the flow of floodwater in accordance with 44 C.F.R. § 60.3; Elevating structures onto posts, piles, or piers; Elevating equipment and machinery and equipment above the lowest floor. Conclusion FEM......
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But That’s Not My Basement, It’s My Kitchen
...agents for negligence. If you believe you are underinsured, it is in your best interest to speak to an attorney as soon as possible. 1 44 C.F.R. § 60.3(c)(2).2Goldman v. Witt, No. 93-5542, 1994 WL 905577 (D.N.J. Dec. 7, 1994). ...
1 books & journal articles
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Changing the National Flood Insurance Program for a Changing Climate
...Homeowner Willingness to Pay for a Pre-Flood Buyout Agreement 21 (2016) (M.S. thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 35. 44 C.F.R. §60.3(a)-(c) (providing regulatory requirements for new construction and substantial improvement under the NFIP); see also FEMA, Substantial Impro......
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SB 586 – Reorganizing and re-designating Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety as Department of Homeland Security
...flood plain management regulations for any state property in special hazard areas which, at a minimum, satisfy the criteria set forth in 44 CFR §§ 60.3, 60.4, and 60.5 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the coordinator shall cooperate with the State Resili......