Why is a Certificate of Elevation and The Plan Review Process needed when building?
The Certificate of Elevation form is a prerequisite to obtaining flood insurance for policy holders in all A flood zones. This Certificate of Elevation and review program provides consistent regulations to prevent one development from adversely affecting another development. The Special Flood Hazard (100 year flood plain) boundaries on flood maps are approximate. The Certificate of Elevation determines the flood zone for your property and insures the proper elevation of your building. For example, without a Certificate of Elevation, owners who built structures that are located in flood zones B and X, as shown on the flood maps, may actually be lower than the 100 year flood hazard area. Building permit applicants in Flood Zone A receive a significant reduction in their flood insurance rates by elevating their structure to meet the new one (1) foot freeboard requirement. Building permit applicants in Flood Zones X also receive a reduction in their flood insurance rate by elevating their
