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FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Flood Zones in unincorporated Lee County, Florida modified to include areas covered by Letters of Map Change (LOMC). Information dated November 16, 2022. |
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FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Flood Zones in unincorporated Lee County, Florida modified to include areas covered by Letters of Map Change (LOMC). Information dated November 16, 2022. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which "... requires the purchase of flood insurance by property owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by Federally supervised, regulated or insured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or improvement of land facilities located or to be located in identified areas having special flood hazards," Section 2 (b) (4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. In addition to the identification of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the risk zones shown on the FIRMs are the basis for the establishment of premium rates for flood coverage offered through the NFIP. The DFIRM Database presents the flood risk information depicted on the FIRM in a digital format suitable for use in electronic mapping applications. The DFIRM database is a subset of the Digital FIS database that serves to archive the information collected during the FIS.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The file is georeferenced to earth's surface using the State Plane projection and coordinate system. The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12,000. ** The following work was subsequently performed on May 13, 2008 by Lee County. The flood polygons were intersected with the BFE lines to create discrete polygons and assigned the BFE in a new field. The ”Floodway” field was populated with the identified flooding source or "Outside" for areas not within the floodway. ** Properties that have been issued Letters of Map Change (LOMC), as well as Physical Map Revisions (PMR) are added to this feature class periodically.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Areas within incorporated areas have been removed.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The hardcopy FIRM and DFIRM and the accompanying FISs are the official designation of SFHAs and Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for the NFIP. For the purposes of the NFIP, changes to the flood risk information published by FEMA may only be performed by FEMA and through the mechanisms established in the NFIP regulations (44 CFR Parts 59-78). These digital data are produced in conjunction with the hardcopy FIRMs and generally matches the hardcopy map exactly. However the hardcopy flood maps and flood profiles are the authoritative documents for the NFIP. Acknowledgement of FEMA would be appreciated in products derived from these data.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Lee County GIS Department has provided these GIS data sets as a public information resource. Every reasonable effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the data and other information contained. However, these data, maps, and other information are only as accurate as the source of such data, maps, and other information. Further, the data, maps, and other information on this layer are updated only periodically and therefore may not reflect the most current information.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Lee County GIS Department makes no warranty, representation, or guarantee of any kind regarding either any data or other information provided herein or the sources of such data, maps, or other information. The Lee County GIS Department specifically disclaims all representations or warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Lee County GIS Department assumes no liability either for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information provided regardless of the cause of such or for any decision made, action taken, or action not taken by the user in reliance upon any data, maps, or information provided herein.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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FIRM Flood Zones (Pre-Coastal Study - 11/16/2022) |
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["FEMA Flood Hazard Zone","DFIRM","Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map","Special Flood Hazard Area","DFIRM Database","NFIP","SFHA","Flood Insurance Rate Map","FIRM","Riverine flooding","Floodway","Base Flood Elevation","Coastal flooding","Coastal Barrier Resources System Areas"] |
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