Miramar, FL Environmental Rules: Flood Zones (2026)

2 lists what counts: subdividing land; filling, grading and other site improvements; utility installations; construction, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, replacement, repair, relocation or demolition of buildings and structures exempt from the Florida Building Code; placing or replacing manufactured homes; installing or replacing tanks; placing recreational vehicles; and installing swimming pools. 3 adopts the Flood Insurance Study for Broward County dated July 31, 2024, and its accompanying FIRMs, as the official basis for mapping which parcels sit in a flood hazard area, with maps on file at the Community Development Department.

1 as the Building, Planning, and Zoning Director, and to obtain the required permit or approval before starting work. No permit issues until compliance with Chapter 6 and every other applicable code is satisfied. 4 requires the floodplain administrator to determine, for any improvement or repair, whether the cost equals 50 percent or more of the structure's pre-work market value, which triggers substantial improvement status and full compliance with the flood-resistant construction requirements of the Florida Building Code. 4 lets the administrator require additional surveyed topography data, and if ground elevations sit below the applicable base flood elevation, even in an area not shown as a special flood hazard area on the FIRM, that land is regulated as flood hazard area anyway.