Flood prone definition
Flood prone means areas likely to be flooded by virtue of their location adjoining a river, stream or other water course or water body to the extent where the level of hazard exceeds acceptable designated floodplain, flood way and approximate method floodplain, torrential flood hazard area identified by the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, and other areas both within or outside of FEMA mapped areas which are either known to be flood prone or where flood hazard conditions may be more extreme than indicated by FEMA and development would jeopardize life or property.
Flood prone means any land area susceptible to flooding not shown on FIRMs but designated as flood-prone by the Director, using best available information.
Flood prone means areas likely to be flooded by virtue of their location adjoining a river, stream or other water course or water body to the extent where the level of hazard exceeds acceptable designated floodplain, flood way and approximate method floodplain, torrential flood hazard area identified by the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, and other areas both
Examples of Flood prone in a sentence
Application has been made for a Flood prone Area Permit from Alachua County, Florida.
Flood prone area–any land area susceptible to being inundated by floodwater from any source.
More Definitions of Flood prone
Flood prone means a land area for which a floodway and floodplain has not been determined with respect to any specific flood frequency, but for which the potential for flooding can be identified by information observable in the field, such as soils or geological evidence, or by materials such as flood studies, topographic surveys, photographic evidence or other data.
Flood prone means areas likely to be flooded by virtue of their location adjoining a river, stream or other water course or water body to the extent where the level of hazard exceeds
Flood prone means areas subject to flooding which have not been designated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Colorado Water Conservation Board or FEMA.