Bonita Springs, FL Hurricane Preparedness: Flood Elevation (2026)

Sec. 24-93 of the Bonita Springs Code sets the elevation rule for manufactured homes in flood hazard areas. It does not print a number of feet. It ties the bottom of the frame to the elevation required in the Florida Building Code, Residential Section R3222.2 for zone A, or Section R322.3 for zone V and coastal A zones. That reference is printed with the extra 2 in the file's text.

The surrounding sections add the hurricane-season protections. Sec. 24-90 requires installation by a licensed installer under F.S. § 320.8249 and prohibits placing manufactured homes or recreational vehicles in coastal high hazard areas (zone V) and coastal A zones, except in an existing park or subdivision. A replacement home can go on a lot in an existing park only if the anchoring standards of Sec. 24-92 and the elevation standards of Sec. 24-93 are met, and new or expanded parks and subdivisions are prohibited. Sec. 24-91 requires permanent, reinforced foundations designed under Section R322.2 in zone A and Section R322.3 in zone V and coastal A zones. Sec. 24-92 requires anchoring to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement, in addition to wind-resistance anchoring. Sec. 24-94 sends enclosed areas below elevated homes to Section R322 of the Florida Building Code, Residential, and Sec. 24-95 does the same for utility equipment.

Recreational vehicles are treated differently. Under Sec. 24-98, an RV or park trailer placed temporarily must be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, or be fully licensed and ready for highway use, on wheels or a jacking system, attached only by quick-disconnect utilities, with no permanent additions, rooms, stairs, decks or porches. Otherwise Sec. 24-99 applies the manufactured home rules. Sec. 24-4 warns that larger floods can and will occur.