FEMA flood zone rules in Freehold, NJ — also called floodplain regulations or special flood hazard area (SFHA) rules — determine flood insurance requirements and elevation standards for new construction.
Freehold Borough participates in NFIP and adopts flood damage prevention measures consistent with NJDEP flood hazard area rules. NJDEP (N.J.A.C. 7:13) regulates flood hazard areas more strictly than FEMA minimums. New construction must have lowest floor elevated at least 1 foot above flood hazard design flood elevation.
NJDEP Flood Hazard Area Control Act rules (N.J.A.C. 7:13) apply statewide and are more restrictive than federal FEMA standards. Regulated flood hazard areas in NJ may be more expansive than FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas. Development in the flood fringe must cause minimal adverse impact to on-site flood storage. Monmouth County Sheriff's Office provides FEMA flood map information. Hard copies of FIRMS are available at the Eastern Branch of Monmouth County Library.
Construction below flood elevation: retroactive compliance required, fines $500 to $5,000. Floodway encroachment: removal order. Failure to maintain flood insurance: lender force-placement at higher cost.
Freehold, NJ
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Freehold, NJ
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Freehold, NJ
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