The order by New Jersey’s governor standardizing the rebuilding codes along the state’s coast in the wake of Superstorm Sandy will help speed the process of rebuilding, but agents say property owners are just beginning to discover the implications this decision will have on their reconstruction plans.
On Jan. 24, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie issued an emergency regulation aimed at helping property owners rebuild to a uniform standard throughout the state by adopting the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) maps. The order affects 194 coastal communities in 10 counties along the New Jersey shore.
Property owners will need to rebuild to construction requirements designed to prepare for a 100-year flood and will have to adhere to elevation standards outlined under the ABFE maps—plus an additional foot to come into compliance with state law.
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