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 FLS
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I have a client who is building a new detatched garage. The garage is in Zone A4 and on the edge of the Floodway Fringe. The town is requesting an EC to be completed and and architect to complete flood proofing for the new garage.

I did the field work and the ground around the proposed garage is about a 0.5' lower than the BFE. I'm fillimg out the EC and it really doesn't seem that the questions relate to a proposed detached garage.

Anybody have any input for this situation?

Thanks

 
Posted : April 28, 2012 5:16 am
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> I have a client who is building a new detatched garage. The garage is in Zone A4 and on the edge of the Floodway Fringe. The town is requesting an EC to be completed and and architect to complete flood proofing for the new garage.
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> I did the field work and the ground around the proposed garage is about a 0.5' lower than the BFE. I'm fillimg out the EC and it really doesn't seem that the questions relate to a proposed detached garage.
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> Anybody have any input for this situation?
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> Thanks

The detached garage is it's own building, without an attached garage. Sounds to me like you're over-thinking it a little.

For field A4 on the form, indicate that the building is a detached garage. I imagine you'll be using building diagram 1A or 1B.

You may want to advise the client to wait until the garage is complete before sending in the EC. Or at least when the slab is poured and you can take a measurement on it before you submit it, since you'll have to go back and do a second EC once it is done.

 
Posted : April 28, 2012 5:33 am
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Fill out every space. Just put "N/A" in all the spaces that don't apply. Actually you should do that always anyway.
Hell I had to do one for a freaking gazebo on a vacant lot once!

 
Posted : April 28, 2012 6:07 am
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Thanks

 
Posted : April 28, 2012 6:51 am
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"I did the field work and the ground around the proposed garage is about a 0.5' lower than the BFE."

Why don’t you suggest to your client filling the site to exceed the BFE, then File a LOMA?

Have a great weekend!

 
Posted : April 28, 2012 9:48 am