![]() ![]() Thursday at the Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th Street North in Seminole.Ĭlick here to view the proposed Pinellas County flood zone maps.Ĭlick here to view the proposed Pasco County flood zone maps.Ĭlick here to view the current Hillsborough County flood zone maps.Ĭlick here to view the current Hernando County flood zone maps.Ĭlick here to view the current Manatee County flood zone maps.Ĭlick here to view the current Citrus County flood zone maps.Ĭopyright 2018 WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89. Wednesday at the Countryside Recreation Center, 2640 Sabal Springs Drive in Clearwater 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The Pinellas meetings will be held from 6-9 p.m. Property owners who attend the Pinellas meetings need only bring their address, Bolling said. There are two primary flood hazard zones within a coastal SFHA. Properties within the SFHA are at a high risk of flooding, with at least a 26 chance of flooding over the course of a 30-year mortgage. Those property owners would be required to purchase flood insurance if they have a federally backed mortgage, she said. Flood maps show the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) the area that would be affected by a 1-annual-chance flood (or base flood). Some properties that were not in a flood zone on the old maps may now be included in one, Bolling said. Insurance representatives will also be on hand to help residents understand how the changes will affect their flood insurance. “It's an open house style meeting where people can come in and ask questions about the different areas that impact them, specifically understanding how to look up their property and how these changes may be affecting their property, said Libby Bolling, public information specialist for Pinellas County. The agency is hosting meetings tonight and tomorrow to help property owners understand what the changes mean for them. New maps for Hillsborough, Hernando, Manatee and Citrus counties are also expected. ![]() Manatee County is letting residents know that new FEMA Flood Insurance Maps could impact insurance rates.The Federal Emergency Management Agency is updating its flood zone maps in the Tampa Bay area and the changes could affect thousands of home and business owners.įEMA has released preliminary maps for Pinellas and Pasco counties. ![]() The new map goes into effect on August 10. Most of FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Map changes have occurred in the coastal areas of Manatee County and Gamble Creek in East Manatee. Manatee County property owners can verify if their flood zone or base flood elevation (BFE) is changing at /FloodZoneChanges. Manatee County in 2019 hosted open house meetings and notified an estimated 10,000 local property owners that their property was either going into or coming out of a flood zone as a result of the new maps. Property owners are encouraged to talk to their flood insurance agent and obtain flood insurance before Aug. 10 to avoid potentially higher rates later. ![]() The county says if the flood zone or BFE for a property changes, the flood insurance rate and the requirement to carry a flood policy may also change. Standard homeowners, business owners, and renters' insurance policies typically don't cover flood damage consequently, flood insurance for financial protection is an important consideration for everyone subject to flood risks.īy law, federally regulated or insured mortgage lenders require flood insurance on buildings that are located in areas at high risk of flooding. Each flood zone describes the flood risk for a particular area, and those flood zones are used to determine insurance requirements and costs. Flood zones are indicated in a community’s flood map. Manatee County reminds the public that flood zone and evacuation zones are not the same things. Everyone lives in an area with some flood riskit’s just a question of whether you live in a high-risk, low-risk, or moderate-risk flood area. One is used to determine your insurance rate and risk of flooding. ![]()
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