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Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: FLOODPLAIN USE REVIEW v.1
Permit Number - TE-FPU-0423-00182
Review Name: FLOODPLAIN USE REVIEW v.1
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/25/2023 | Site Engineering | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | Thank you for applying for the Floodplain Use Permit. Due to FEMA regulations, your proposed construction cost of $2,470,689 constitutes a substantial improvement, and therefore cannot proceed as planned. In a brief explanation, any improvements to existing structures within a 10-year timeframe must cost less than 50% of the structure's current value, or else the structure must be brought to floodplain standards. According to the most recent assessment of your property by Pima County, the value of your structure is estimated to be around $2,738,324 (RCNLD) and thus your project would constitute a substantial improvement. In order to be issued the floodplain use permit, you have a few options: A. Provide a more accurate cost estimate, (which should be on contractor letterhead, with material and labor breakdown) of your project showing the cost will be less than 50% of the value of the structure, or lower the financial scope of your project to below said value B. Obtain an appraisal for the structure, separate from the value of the lot, proving the value of the structure to be over the substantial improvement maximum C. Bring the structure to Arizona Floodplain regulations, or show the existing structure already meets the regulations through a surveyor-certified elevation certificate. Looking at the local contours and flood elevations, it looks like the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) is little under 2496 ft NAVD88, and the contour around the building is 2498 to 2500 ft NAVD88. Following option C, if you can provide either a surveyed elevation certificate or another form of grading survey that shows the lowest adjacent grade around the building is above the BFE, you will meet floodplain regulation without needing to change the scope of work or get an appraisal. I can provide the elevation certificate template if you decide to go that route. Scott Haseman scott.haseman@tucsonaz.gov |