flood elevations: Let the Jersey Shore Rebuilding Begin - New Building Standards Issued
- 01/24/13 06:48 PM
Let the Jersey Shore Rebuilding Begin New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has issued an emergency order adopting tough new standards for rebuilding that dictates to municipalities and homeowners how high houses and buildings will need to be as well as how they are constructed. Those new standards are the Federal Emergency Management Administration's Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps released by the federal government in December. Rather than wait to see if those are the recommendations are adopted by FEMA, the Governor's emergency order allows the Jersey Shore rebuilding effort to begin using those standards. The regulations about how high homes must be also dictates … (9 comments)
flood elevations: Rebuilding a Better Jersey Shore - Analyzing & Interpreting Proposed FEMA Flood Elevation Maps
- 12/14/12 10:12 PM
Rebuilding a Better Jersey Shore - Analyzing & Interpreting Proposed FEMA Flood Elevation MapsAs promised the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has released the proposed Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) for 10 of New Jersey's 21 counties.You can check out this map for the southern end of Little Egg Harbor.For northern Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton flood elevations this is the map panel.These are just recommendations, but will likely guide municipal officials because compliance will lower flood insurance rates for residents. According to municipal officials in southern Ocean County and northern Atlantic County, homeowners that suffered damage exceeding 50% of the … (4 comments)
Let the Jersey Shore Rebuilding Begin
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