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Lowest Floor Elevation, FEMA Technical Fact Sheet No. 1.4

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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Fact sheet defining “lowest floor,” identifying common construction practices that are violations of NFIP regulations, and discussing benefits of exceeding the NFIP minimum building elevation requirements; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact...