City to Require New, Rebuilt Homes in Flood Zone to be 2 Feet Higher
Council passes flood prevention ordinance
Homes or businesses built or rebuilt in the city's flood zone will now be required to be 2 feet higher than the base flood elevation. The Long Branch Council made the requirement official by unanimously passing its revised flood prevention ordinance during Tuesday night's meeting. "Where trying to make things as easy as possible for people," Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider told residents who had questions about the ordinance. "If we don't require this, the flood insurance will be so catastrophically expensive, nobody will be able to afford it." Long Branch Code Enforcement Officer Kevin Hayes has said it would cost a homeowner whose home is 4 feet below the base flood elevation $9,500 per year for flood insurance after new costs come out …
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Susan Cain
7:53 am on Friday, January 25, 2013
I believe that the city can apply for an ICC grant through FEMA if your home qualifies to be raised. I thing it is $30,000. I can't get anyone from the building department to come because I didn't have 50% of the value of the house in damages. I am worried about the foundation as the house was built in 1905 and had $77,000 in damages. more ›