Is the 18-foot Minimum Base Flood Elevation and Zone VE (velocity hazard) along Miramar new?
No. Neither is zone or MBFE are new. But there were other changes on Miramar south of Oakdale that became effective with the new June 18, 2007 Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). On the previous map (September 30, 1992) large portions of the city were indicated as Zone X, areas that did not have an elevation determination (no MBFE requirement). One of those areas included two blocks of Miramar south of Oakdale. On the new map that portion of Miramar is now in Zone AE a Special Flood Hazard (100-year flood) zone with a MBFE of 13-feet. The new map has not created any change of hazard zone or MBFE for Miramar north of Oakdale. Both the 2007 and 1992 FIRM maps indicate Miramar north of Oakdale as being Zone VE, a Special Flood Hazard (100-year flood) coastal flood zone with velocity hazard (wave action). Both maps also show an elevation determination which results in a MBFE of 18-feet. The current FIRM map can be viewed online by entering a street address in the Product Search box on the FEM
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