The Apalachicola Planning & Zoning Workshop originally scheduled for Thursday, November 14 has been rescheduled for Monday, December 2 at 6 pm. The rescheduled workshop will be held at the Apalachicola Community Center and will feature an overview of the changes to the City's Floodplain Management ordinance and BFE maps, overview of the City/County Floodplain Management review and permit process, vacant parcel analysis and development requirements, as well as an update on the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.
The City of Apalachicola approved federally mandated revisions to its Floodplain Management Ordinance on August 6, 2013. You may download the ordinance by clicking here. The new regulations, along with revised Federal Insurance Rate Maps, are the result of a multi-year endeavor by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess and minimize flood risk statewide and replace current flood maps that are up to 15 years old. The revised FIRM maps, scheduled to become effective Feb. 5, 2014, are available for download by clicking here. Associated FEMA technical bulletins relating to non-residential flood-proofing and historic flood guidelines are also available for download.
You may also review a copy of the flood ordinance and revised FIRM map on file in the City's administrative offices at 1 Avenue E between the hours of 8 - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFMD) has launched a flood zone portal which allows you to plug in your address to see both your current flood zone category and the new proposed zone. Click here to access the portal.
For further information, contact Betty Webb, City Administrator at 850-653-9319.
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