Nothing here is gated. If it is on this page it opens, and every figure in it carries the code section it came from and the date we checked it.
The parts that fail first on the water, and how to find them.
City height sheet5.50 ft MSL (mean sea level); optional up to 6.0 ft MSL on listed bay-facing lots
City height sheet4.0 – 6.0 ft NAVD88
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheet6.0 ft NGVD29 - a different datum again
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88, and no more than 7.0
City height sheet4.2 ft NAVD88 minimum
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88, capped at BFE or 6.0
City height sheet4.425 ft NAVD88 (single required value: "constructed at an elevation of"; not labelled minimum or maximum)
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88, max BFE (7.0 if BFE is 5.0)
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88 (4.0 if applied for before 2035)
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheet5.5 ft above mean sea level
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheet5.7 ft NAVD88
City height sheet4.0 ft NAVD88 (5.5 ft NGVD29); recommended foundation for future 5.0 ft NAVD88
City height sheet6.0 ft NAVD88 (Miami River: 4 ft, built to rise 2 ft)
City height sheet5.94 ft NAVD88 (7.50 ft NGVD29); design to allow future raise to 8.44 ft NAVD88
City height sheet4 ft NAVD88
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88
City height sheet5 ft NAVD88
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88 minimum
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheet5.0 ft NAVD88
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
City height sheetBFE FEMA base flood elevation, max town DFE
City height sheet4 ft NAVD88
City height sheetNo minimum set in local code
Owner checklistWhat to look for, where, and what it means when you find it.
Buyer checklistFor the inspection period, while you can still act on the answer.
For agentsWhat to check before you list, and the verified city minimums.
Which agencies are involved, what each wants, and the order they want it in.
Regional guideWhich agencies are involved, what each wants, and the order they want it in.
Regional guideWhich agencies are involved, what each wants, and the order they want it in.
Regional guideWhich agencies are involved, what each wants, and the order they want it in.
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The elevation your city requires, the datum it is measured in, and the section of code that says so. One page.
Available for the cities whose rule we have verified and sourced.
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