What is a 100 year floodplain?
If your property is in the 100-year floodplain, there is a one in a hundred chance in any given year that your property will flood. The statistical chance of flooding is not changed any one flooding event but repeated flooding may result in the floodplain being recalculated.

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1. Who do I contact for more information on flood plans?
2. What is the penalty if I don't secure all my approvals?
3. If I build an addition or deck outside my building do I need to raise my existing building?
4. Are there special requirements in the floodplain?
5. Can I build a lot in the 100-year floodplain?
6. Why do the floodplain maps change?
7. What is a 100 year floodplain?
8. How do I find out if my lot is in a floodplain?
9. What is a floodplain?