Floodplain Manager's Notebook Series
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Floodplain Manager’s Notebook January 2009Date: January 2009
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Collecting Elevation Certificates, maintaining records for public inspection, making records accessible, and length of time to keep records.
Keywords: Building laws, Elevation Certificate, Variance, Record retention, Flood damage prevention
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Floodplain Manager’s Notebook July 2017Date: July 2017
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Historic structures – the benefits of processing applications as variances rather than applying the “definition approach.” To not be subject to Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage rules, historic structures must retain their historic designation. Highlighting the difference between variances and waivers.
Keywords: Historic structures, Variance, Waiver, Buildings--Additions
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Date: March 2011
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Historic structures – the benefits of processing applications as variances rather than applying the “definition approach.” To not be subject to Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage rules, historic structures must retain their historic designation – a determination that should be left to the historic preservation professionals.
Keywords: Flood insurance--Law and legislation--United States, Historic structures, Variance
Access publication here through ASFPM digital library - Floodplain Manager’s Notebook March 2012
Date: March 2012
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: The importance of terms and very specific meanings that can get lost through casual use: damages; disaster; habitable; Zone A; floodplain; 100-year floodplain; flood insurance; flood opening; variance; nonconforming; exemption
Keywords: Floodplain management, Flood insurance, Disaster, Habitable, Zone A, Floodplains, 100-year floodplain, Terminology
Access publication here through ASFPM digital library - Floodplain Manager’s Notebook May 2022
Date: May 2022
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Why local regulations must have variance provisions. Answering some questions about FEMA’s policy to allow wet-floodproofed accessory structures. The Market Value supplement explains why the Actual Cash Value method works even in a hot real estate market.
Keywords: Actual cash value, Variance, Accessory structures, Wet Floodproofing, Market Value
Access publication here through ASFPM digital library - Floodplain Manager’s Notebook May 2023
Date: May 2023
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: When flood elevation requirements bump up against zoning height limits: considering variances and a more permanent solution. The Market Value Supplement succinctly summarizes the benefits of the Actual Cash Value method.
Keywords: Zoning, Variance, Actual cash value
Access publication here through ASFPM digital library - Floodplain Manager’s Notebook September 2015
Date: September 2015
Author: Quinn, Rebecca
Publisher: Association of State Floodplain Managers
Summary: Where to turn when you have questions? FEMA publications (short list of the best), NFIP State Coordinators, and FEMA Building Science Helpline. Highlighting the terms "nonconforming" (not the same as "noncompliant") and "variance" (not the same as "waiver").
Keywords: Flood control--Law and legislation, Building laws, State coordinator, Helpline, Nonconforming, Noncompliant, Variance, Waiver
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