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I think the situation is somewhat different and is driven by FEMA.
The cost of repair has been huge (many billions of dollars) in a long list of natural disasters from earthquakes, to hurricanes, to tornadoes,to snow storms. FEMA is taking a long term view to reducing the loss of life and property and is driving some changes in the codes. The leverage they apply is restricting or reducing Federal Funding to the states if the states fail to comply. The states comply. Hawaii is complying.
I believe the philosophy they are operating under is "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" (Ben Franklin??).
Assume the best and ask questions.
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Originally posted by Rob Tucker
I think the situation is somewhat different and is driven by FEMA....
The rumor I heard is it was driven by the need for the energy code portion and some projects in Kona wouldnt get their tax credits if the energy code portion was not adopted?
It doesn't sound untrue but it could be blatantly false too.
I was told that FEMA is going to be realigning the flood zones and changing some of the boundaries on Flood Zones A to X, and of course moving Flood Zone X further back from the shoreline down here. (Flood Zone X = Areas determined to be outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain.)
You can go to this website and find your Flood Zone -
http://gis.hawaiinfip.org/fhat/ then click on report and you can look at the some of the info that your surveyor will use to do the elevation certificate if you need one.
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FEMA?
Are we passing this because we intend to rely on FEMA's 'help'?
My wife, Elizabeth, was in New Orleans before, during, and after Katrina. You should ask her if she has faith in FEMA 'helping'.
She often wears a t-shirt with the statement on it, "FEMA Evacuation Plan Run: Mother F****r, Run. Bourbon Street, New Orleans."
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Originally posted by Kapohocat
I was told that FEMA is going to be realigning the flood zones and changing some of the boundaries on Flood Zones A to X, and of course moving Flood Zone X further back from the shoreline down here. (Flood Zone X = Areas determined to be outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain.)
You can go to this website and find your Flood Zone - http://gis.hawaiinfip.org/fhat/ then click on report and you can look at the some of the info that your surveyor will use to do the elevation certificate if you need one.
People are going to shocked when this goes through.The County on the mainland where I spend my summers went through this in 2010.
Homeowners were shocked to find out that their mortgage lenders started requiring the homeowners to purchase flood insurance.Many homes that weren't previously in flood zones were now in Fema flood zones.
The county came to the owners aid and helped them with the insurance costs.
Good luck with that here.
