Deerfield Beach ties first-floor height to the road as well as the flood map: a home's first floor goes 18 to 24 inches above the centerline of the adjacent roadway, and never below the FEMA map elevation. Its floodplain chapter uses the plain 50% substantial-improvement test.
Source: Deerfield Beach Land Development Code Ch. 90 Floodplain Management Sec. 90-9; Ch. 98 Sec. 98-83; FEMA Community Status Book, Florida (www.fema.gov/cis/FL.html, report 10/03/2026); 2023 Florida Building Code, Residential R322.2.1, R322.3.2; 44 CFR 59.1; FEMA Flood Map Service Center · Verified 2026-10
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