IF MY COMMUNITY WISHES TO USE THE ADVISORY BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS, WILL IT NEED TO AMEND ITS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS TO INCORPORATE THE NEW DATA?
Generally yes. Your floodplain administrator will need the authority to require use of the Advisory Base Flood Elevations instead of the base flood elevations on your current effective FIRM. If your community chooses to use this information, FEMA advises that the community formally adopt the flood hazard data so that it is legally enforceable. When communities receive Advisory Base Flood hazard data or have evidence that there is an increased flood hazard risk, communities have a responsibility to evaluate and prudently use this information for actions in the floodplain to ensure that structures are not vulnerable to flood damage and the health and safety of citizens are protected.
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