The rule was designed to prevent the rebuilding of government-funded projects in areas prone to repeated floods.

Gabbard said she plans to sell the products that were salvageable and hopes other local businesses will be able to bounce ...

Under the rule, rebuilt structures could be required to be elevated above the expected height of a future flood or be ...

The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public ...

For example, if you had an NFIP policy with $250,000 in building coverage, you would be covered up to that amount. Some homeowners purchase private flood insurance as an “excess” policy to ...

Also, for new development, a developer can use fill material such as dirt to raise the elevation of up to 10% of a parcel ...

The non-conforming clause had been in the floodplain ordinance since the 80s, he said, and allows property owners who had older buildings destroyed in a flood to rebuild back to old standards if the ...