Glen Cove, NY Environmental Rules: Flood Zones (2026)
FEMA flood zone rules in Glen Cove, NY, also called floodplain regulations or special flood hazard area (SFHA) rules, determine flood insurance requirements and elevation standards for new construction.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 154-12
- Local administrator
- Building Department Administrator
- Application fee
- $500, plus up to $500 deposit
- FEMA community number
- 360465
- Maximum fine
- $250 or 15 days, per § 154-9
Summary
Glen Cove requires a floodplain development permit before any construction in an area of special flood hazard, per City Code § 154-12. The Building Department Administrator, serving as local administrator, reviews plans against the FEMA-adopted Flood Insurance Rate Map for Community Number 360465, and applicants pay a $500 application fee plus reimbursement of any added review costs.
A floodplain development permit is hereby established for all construction and other development to be undertaken in areas of special flood hazard in this community for the purpose of protecting its citizens from increased flood hazards and ensuring that new development is constructed in a manner that minimizes its exposure to flooding. It shall be unlawful to undertake any development in an area of special flood hazard, as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 154-6, without a valid floodplain development permit. ... All applications for a floodplain development permit shall be accompanied by an application fee of $500.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 5003439; v76 updated 2026-08-26; through 08-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 154, Flood Damage Prevention, makes it unlawful to undertake any development, including fill, grading, or new structures, in an area of special flood hazard shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map without first obtaining a floodplain development permit under § 154-12. The map basis is set out in § 154-6: FIRM panels 36059C0019G, 36059C0038G, 36059C0107G, 36059C0126G and 36059C0127G, effective September 11, 2009, and a Letter of Map Revision, Case No. 18-02-0451P, effective November 2, 2018, amending Panel 36059C0107G. The Building Department Administrator, designated local administrator under § 154-11, reviews every application for completeness against § 154-13's submission requirements: proposed lowest-floor elevations relative to mean sea level, floodproofing certifications from a licensed engineer or architect, and, for larger subdivisions of more than 50 lots or five acres in Zone A, base flood elevation data supplied by the applicant.
The application fee is $500, and the administrator may require a deposit of up to $500 more to cover additional review, inspection, and approval costs. Once a project is built, the applicant must submit an as-built elevation certificate before the administrator will issue a certificate of compliance, and the administrator can issue a stop-work order for any development found underway without a permit or found noncompliant with permit conditions.
Violations & Fines
Undertaking development in a special flood hazard area without a permit, or disregarding a stop-work order, is a violation under § 154-9 punishable by a fine of up to $250 or up to 15 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day of noncompliance counted as a separate offense. A structure built without an approved variance that the administrator finds noncompliant is reported to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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