Flagler County, FL Hurricane Preparedness: Flood Elevation (2026)

E of the Land Development Code's subdivision design standards requires all building construction to comply with FEMA regulations, setting the minimum finish floor elevation at one foot above the FEMA base flood elevation or one foot above the road centerline grade opposite the building. A county engineer may grant an exception only where the existing topography would force extensive re-grading of the lot, and any applicant must still submit a site grading plan from a licensed design professional showing the lot can contain, on site, all rain runoff generated by a typical 100-year storm event.

00) for additional requirements. That article implements the National Flood Insurance Program: it designates a Floodplain Administrator, requires elevation certificates for the lowest floor of new and substantially improved buildings, restricts development that would raise base flood elevations in a regulatory floodway, and lets the Board of County Commissioners grant a variance only on a showing of exceptional hardship tied to the physical characteristics of the lot. None of these rules govern construction inside Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Beverly Beach, Marineland or Bunnell, each of which enforces its own flood-elevation standard under its own code.