FEMA flood zone rules in Fayetteville, AR — also called floodplain regulations or special flood hazard area (SFHA) rules — determine flood insurance requirements and elevation standards for new construction.
Fayetteville enforces Chapter 168, its Flood Damage Prevention Code, as a National Flood Insurance Program community. All development in the Special Flood Hazard Area requires a Floodplain Development Permit, and new buildings must be elevated above the base flood elevation.
Fayetteville participates in the NFIP and administers floodplain development through Chapter 168 of the Unified Development Code. Any development within a FEMA-mapped Special Flood Hazard Area, including construction, grading, fill, or substantial improvement, requires a Floodplain Development Permit from the Floodplain Administrator in Development Services. New and substantially improved structures must have their lowest floor elevated above the base flood elevation shown on the current Flood Insurance Rate Map, documented with an elevation certificate. Fill and obstructions are restricted in the regulatory floodway. The city maintains an online flood-data map and a searchable elevation-certificate database. Flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages on property in the Special Flood Hazard Area.
Developing in the floodplain without a Floodplain Development Permit, or building below the required elevation, triggers correction orders, fines, and possible removal of noncompliant fill or structures; unpermitted floodway encroachment must be removed.
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