#WITHOUT BASE FLOOD ELEVATION SERIES#
Over the years, Sea Isle has implemented a series of major flood-mitigation projects, such as restoring the beaches and dunes, building bulkheads along the bayfront, reconstructing the roads, improving the drainage systems and erecting berms, levees and rock walls to block stormwater. A rock wall that overlooks the marshlands at 29th Street and Central Avenue serves as a barrier against floodwater. It will also be forwarded to the city’s planning board to make sure it is consistent with Sea Isle’s master plan. 8 will be up for a public hearing and final vote at the Sept. “Both of these ordinances – including the FEMA ordinance – are designed to take effect at the same time,” Baldini said. The city will also delay implementing the requirement of adding an extra foot for base flood elevation in new homes until the end of the year. Baldini said FEMA is reviewing the ordinance and has indicated that Sea Isle will now have enough points to vault back into Class 3 status by this fall.Īlthough Council gave the flood-control ordinance its approval in June, the city will delay formally implementing it until the end of the year to give more time for discussion and fine-tuning. In June, Sea Isle adopted a comprehensive flood-control ordinance as another step to protect the low-lying island from stormwater. Homeowners in towns that are designated as Class 4 communities are eligible for 30 percent discounts with their flood insurance. Under the community ranking system used by FEMA, homeowners in towns or cities designated as Class 3 are eligible for 35 percent discounts on their flood insurance. All communities have lost the “Sandy points,” not just Sea Isle. Once considered a Class 3 community, Sea Isle dropped down to “Class 4” following the loss of points formerly given out by FEMA for flood-mitigation measures that towns and cities implemented following Super Storm Sandy in 2012. Sea Isle has been revising and strengthening its flood-protection regulations this year in hopes of regaining its Class 3 status in the National Flood Insurance Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. So, the end result is, the envelope remains the same, the maximum height of the building will remain the same, but the building will be one foot higher for FEMA purposes,” Baldini told the Council members at their Aug. “As of the adoption of this ordinance, we’ll measure from the top of the floor, so that the bottom of the stringers will now be within that one foot added height. Under the revised standards, the measurement will now be done at the top of the floor, which will effectively add a foot to a home’s base flood-elevation level without actually raising the height of the building higher than 31 feet, he said. However, Sea Isle is creatively changing the way that additional foot will be measured to avoid exceeding the maximum height limit – 31 feet – that new homes are allowed in town.Ĭurrently, the base flood-elevation level is measured at the bottom of the support structure – known as the “stringers” – for a home’s floor, Baldini said in an interview Sunday. Now, if you come in to get a permit, it will start at 3 feet above flood (elevation),” City Solicitor Paul Baldini explained of the requirements of the proposed ordinance.
“Last year, if you built a residence, you start at 2 feet above flood (elevation). 8 by City Council will raise the minimum flood-elevation design standards for new homes by one foot. Using some creative thinking, Sea Isle City is revising its flood-protection requirements for the construction of new homes as part of a broader effort to regain its coveted “Class 3” status in the National Flood Insurance Program.Īn amended ordinance introduced Aug. Sea Isle is revising the standards related to the construction of new homes in order to meet FEMA flood requirements.
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