Wellington, FL Hurricane Preparedness: Flood Elevation (2026)

Sec. 5-69 (Anchoring) requires every new or replacement manufactured home installed in a Wellington flood hazard area to be installed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage and to be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system that resists flotation, collapse or lateral movement; the code names over-the-top and frame ties to ground anchors as acceptable methods, and states that this anchoring duty applies in addition to the separate state and local anchoring requirements for wind resistance that hurricane winds already impose. Sec.

5-70 (Elevation) then requires the home itself to be elevated so the bottom of its frame sits at or above the elevation set by Florida Building Code, Residential Section R322.2 for Zone A, before the placement, replacement or substantial improvement is complete. Sec. 5-68 requires the foundation under that elevated home to be permanent and reinforced, built to the same Residential Section R322.2 foundation standard, and Sec. 5-67 bars manufactured homes from floodways altogether and requires any home that is permitted in a flood hazard area to be installed by an installer licensed under F.S.

Section 320.8249. Sec. 5-71 (Enclosures) then requires any enclosed area built beneath the elevated home to meet the same Section R322.2 enclosure standard, so flood water can pass through rather than build up against the structure during a storm.