Current local regulations require new construction to be elevated one foot above the 100-year-flood high-water mark. This is called "base flood elevation (BFE) plus 1." The proposed town ...

Existing regulations require new structures to be raised one foot above what is called the "base flood elevation." The proposal calls for two feet to be added to the "base flood elevation." ...

Leaders in Dewey Beach are looking at the possibility of increasing freeboard regulation heights, or how high homes are off ...

Many have been told they have an increase in required base flood elevation of 1 foot or more. Katie Carpenter is a West Palm Beach-based filmmaker. (courtesy, Invading Sea) It’s like your house ...