Pompano Beach, FL Environmental Rules: Flood Zones (2026)

36) apply citywide, using the Broward County Flood Insurance Study of July 31, 2024, and its accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps, on file at the Building Inspections Division at 100 West Atlantic Boulevard, as the minimum basis for mapping flood hazard areas. 24 requires any owner or agent undertaking development activity within that scope, including structures otherwise exempt from the Florida Building Code such as railroads, farm buildings, temporary construction sheds, and Miccosukee or Seminole Tribe chickees, to apply to the Floodplain Administrator and obtain a floodplain development permit before work starts; the Floodplain Administrator can require this permit in addition to a standard building permit depending on the project.

25, state the value of the work, and be signed by the applicant; projects enclosing space under elevated buildings must also record a signed Declaration of Land Restriction before a certificate of occupancy issues. A floodplain permit becomes invalid if work does not start within 180 days of issuance or is suspended for 90 days, though the Administrator can grant extensions of up to 180 days each on justified written request. The Administrator may also suspend or revoke a permit issued in error or based on incomplete information.

24(H) further conditions these permits on securing any required South Florida Water Management District, Florida Department of Health, or Florida Department of Environmental Protection approvals before work begins.