Floodplain Management

Floodplain management assists customers in meeting the requirements of the Santa Rosa County Land Development Code and the National Flood Insurance Program. This office is the archive for all the flood information for the county, and the other local jurisdictions, including flood insurance rate maps, elevation certificates, letters of map amendment and flood insurance studies. This office is also responsible for the Community Rating System or CRS information. CRS is a voluntary program which based on activities performed determines a discount from 5 percent to 40 percent on flood insurance rates. This office assists the special projects and grants department with Mitigation of flood prone structures. The following information can be obtained from this office.

• Copies of Elevation Certificates
• Flood Map Determinations
• Copies of Flood Insurance Rate Maps
• Requirements for Construction in a Special Flood Hazard Area
• Substantial Damage Determinations
• Assistance with Letters of Map Amendment
• Grandfathering Assistance

Flood Plain Information

• Flood Zone Classification
• Flood Insurance Study
• CRS - What does it mean?
• 2011 - 2012 Local Government Flood Information Guide
• Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area
• Storm Surge Maps for Santa Rosa County
• Check Your Flood Risk
• Increased Base Flood Elevation Map (Freeboard)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Online Local Flood Maps
• River Gages
• Evacuation Routes
• Local Mitigation Strategy & Flood Mitigation Plans

First page of the form that is used to verify that a structure being improved or repaired does not exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the improvement or the damage. This form can be filled out by either a homeowner or a licensed contractor.

Second page of the form that is used to verify that a structure being improved or repaired does not exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the improvement or the damage. This form can be filled out by either a homeowner or a licensed contractor.

This form must be signed and sealed by an engineer or architect verifying the breakaway walls are correctly installed and that the placement of the pilings matches the building plans for structures in VE Zones or Coastal A Zones.

This application is used to appy for a variance to the floodplain management ordinance. Applicant will need to supply all documentation to support request, (ie Building Plans (2 full sets), site plan, soil boring test results, engineering, etc.) Applicant must show good and sufficient cause or exceptional hardship.