Sen. Whelan Asks Gov. Christie to Reconsider FEMA Maps
Christie announced the maps would be adopted to help business owners and residents rebuild.
Sen. Jim Whelan has asked Gov. Chris Christie to reconsider adoption of building codes based on preliminary Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maps in a letter dated Jan. 28, 2013. Christie announced on Jan. 24 the state would adopt FEMA’s Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps in an effort to make it possible for residents and business owners to build along the Jersey Shore. The advisory maps, or ABFE's, were released in December and recommend that residents in flood zones in 10 counties and 194 communities raise their homes on average between 1 and 5 feet. The adoption covers only shore towns, while the rest of the state remains under guidelines established in 1980. FEMA is expected to adopt the advisory maps within the next 18-24 …
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Spooner
12:06 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
You can't do that until the maps are revised and become the new flood rate maps...probably in 2014 or later. more ›