Special Flood Hazard Area
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Special Flood Hazard Area is a high-risk flood zone designated on federal flood maps where properties are more likely to experience significant flooding and often require flood insurance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood hazard designation
ⓘ
regulatory floodplain term ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SFHA ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
FIRM
ⓘ
Flood Insurance Rate Map NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
areas with 26 percent chance of flooding over a 30-year mortgage
ⓘ
areas with at least 1 percent annual chance of flooding ⓘ |
| cartographicRepresentation | shaded or patterned areas on FIRMs ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
1-percent-annual-chance flood
ⓘ
100-year flood ⓘ base flood ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Non-Special Flood Hazard Area
ⓘ
moderate- to low-risk flood zones ⓘ |
| definedBy |
FEMA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedIn |
NFIP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Flood Insurance Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
reduce flood risk to life and property
ⓘ
support actuarially sound flood insurance rates ⓘ |
| governedBy | NFIP regulations ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
additional building and elevation requirements
ⓘ
elevated flood insurance premiums compared to low-risk zones ⓘ mandatory purchase of flood insurance for many federally backed mortgages ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis |
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiskLevel | high-risk flood zone ⓘ |
| includesZone |
Zone A
ⓘ
Zone A1-A30 ⓘ Zone A99 ⓘ Zone AE ⓘ Zone AH ⓘ Zone AO ⓘ Zone AR ⓘ Zone V ⓘ Zone V1-V30 ⓘ Zone VE ⓘ |
| mappedBy | FEMA flood mapping program ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | local floodplain administrators ⓘ |
| regulates | development in high-risk flood areas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
BFE
ⓘ
Base Flood Elevation ⓘ |
| requires | elevation or floodproofing of new and substantially improved buildings ⓘ |
| subjectTo | floodplain development permits ⓘ |
| timeScale | based on statistical flood frequency analysis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
building code requirements
ⓘ
flood insurance rating ⓘ floodplain management ⓘ |
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