1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
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Lehigh County and all its municipalities participate in the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) under the Pennsylvania Floodplain Management Act (Act 166 of 1978, 32 P.S. §679.101 et seq.). The Lehigh River bisects the county and creates Special Flood Hazard Areas in Allentown, Catasauqua, Coplay, and surrounding municipalities. Pennsylvania regulations at 12 Pa. Code Chapter 113 require municipalities to adopt a FEMA-approved floodplain ordinance and require new residential structures in the SFHA to have the lowest floor elevated at least 1.5 feet above the base flood elevation.
2 cities in Lehigh County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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