Floodplain Manager's Notebook Series
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Floodplain Manager’s Notebook March 2018Date: March 2018
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Freeboard - is it for protection or for show?
Keywords: Freeboard
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Floodplain Manager’s Notebook May 2010Date: May 2010
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Highlighting some differences between the NFIP minimums and ASCE 24, the standard referenced by the Internationbal Codes, including freeboard, engineered openings, and requirements for fill, Coastal A Zone, Zone V foundations, and dry floodproofing.
Keywords: Flood damage prevention, ASCE 24, Freeboard, Engineered openings, Fill, Coastal A Zone, Foundation, Dry floodproofing
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Floodplain Manager’s Notebook May 2015Date: May 2015
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Building codes have requirements for buildings in flood zones -- a fact not often known by floodplain managers (and some building officials!). Advice on coordinating and a cautionary tale of liability with that doesn't happen. Highlighting how the 2015 International Codes exceed NFIP minimums (freeboard, Coastal A Zone; critical facilites).
Keywords: Building laws, Liability for flood damages, Freeboard, Coastal A Zone, Critical facility, National Flood Insurance Program
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Floodplain Manager’s Notebook November 2020Date: November 2020
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Understanding the difference between Base Flood Elevation and Design Flood Elevation. Eliminating the “36-inch option” for replacement manufactured homes in existing parks and subdivisions. The Market Value Supplement takes on the FEMA requirement to not consider use and occupancy when determining market value.
Keywords: Floodplain management, Base flood elevation, Design flood elevation, Freeboard, Manufactured home, Market Value, Actual cash value
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Floodplain Manager’s Notebook September 2020Date: September 2020
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: An update on NFIP flood insurance costs and savings based on freeboard, comparing 2001 to 2020. Can we accommodate industry advances for toilets design to “flush up”? Changing trends in determining market value and introducing the Market Value Supplement which describes proper use of the adjusted assessment method.
Keywords: Prefabricated houses, Market Value, Actual cash value, Adjusted assessment method
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