Codes

City of Savannah Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance & NFIP information

• Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
• Municode link: See Chapter 7 ~ Flood Damage Prevention
• Local Amendment to 2012 IRC Edition 1612.4 / ASCE 6.2 and Signed Amendment
• City of Savannah, Dry Floodproofing Plan Review Check List
• Floodplain Worksheet for New and Substantially Improved Construction within the AE Flood Zone ** NEW **
• The FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Technical Bulletins
• FEMA Building Science has many publications organized by hazards.
• FEMA P-936, Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings (FEMA, 2013)
• Answers to Questions About Substantial Damages Buildings, FEMA 213

(information about the 50% RULE for buildings below the BFE)

Flood Elevation Certificate and Other Required Certificates Forms: 

• Elevation Certificate Form Only or Elevation Certificate 086-0-33 V2(As of March 1, 2017)
   *** Link to FEMA Memo of changes to revised EC. Date: March 1, 2017 ***
  
• Dry Floodproofing Certificate
• V Zone Design Certificate
• V Zone Break-Away-Way Certificate
• Non Conversion Letter

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