Base Flood Elevation (BFE definition

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means a determination of the water surface elevations of the base flood as published in the Flood Insurance Study. When the BFE has not been provided in a “Special Flood Hazard Area”, it may be obtained from engineering studies available from a Federal, State, or other source using FEMA approved engineering methodologies. This elevation, when combined with the “Freeboard”, establishes the “Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation”.

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means the elevation to which floodwater is anticipated to rise during the base flood.

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means the water surface elevation during the base flood in relation to a specified datum. The Base Flood Elevation (BFE) is depicted on the FIRM to the nearest foot and in the FIS to the nearest .1 foot.

Examples of Base Flood Elevation (BFE in a sentence

• The law states that no such projects related to critical facilities shall be undertaken in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) unless constructed according to specific mitigation specifications, including being raised 2’ above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE).

• All subdivision, manufactured home park and other development proposals shall provide Base Flood Elevation (BFE) data if development is greater than five (5) acres or has more than fifty (50) lots/manufactured home sites.

• When a structure is located in multiple flood hazard zones or in a flood hazard risk zone with multiple base flood elevations, the provisions for the more restrictive flood hazard risk zone and the highest Base Flood Elevation (BFE) shall apply.

• Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice specifying the difference between the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) and the elevation to which the structure is to be built and that such construction below the BFE increases risks to life and property, and that the issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the BFE will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to $25 per $100 of insurance coverage.

• Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice specifying the difference between the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) and the elevation to which the structure is to be built and that such construction below the Base Flood Elevation increases risks to life and property, and that the issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the Base Flood Elevation will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to $25 per $100 of insurance coverage.

More Definitions of Base Flood Elevation (BFE

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means the flood elevation as indicated on any of the following:

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means the elevation of the one-percent annual chance flood.

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means the elevation shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map for Zones AE, AH, A1-30, VE and V1-V30 that indicates the water surface elevation resulting from a flood that has a one percent (1%) or greater chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means a determination as published in the Flood Insurance Study of the water surface elevations of the base flood. This elevation, when combined with the “Freeboard”, establishes the “Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation”.

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means a determination of the water surface elevations of the base flood as published in the Flood Insurance Study. When the BFE has not been provided in a “Special Flood Hazard Area”, it may be obtained from engineering studies available from a Federal, State, or other source using

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means the computed elevation to which floodwater is anticipated to rise during a flooding event having a one percent chance of occurring in any given year. The BFE is typically shown on Flood Insurance Rate Maps and is a regulatory requirement for the elevation and flood- proofing of structures.

Base Flood Elevation (BFE means the water surface elevation to which floodwater is anticipated to rise during of the base flood. It shall be referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.