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Call 281.476.2237 for information about emergency response incidents at member facilities and off-site transportation incidents (such as a tanker truck, rail car, pipeline, or marine vessel) that may impact Shoreacres or the surrounding community.

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BUILDING PERMITS

The City of Shoreacres requires building permits for most construction activities.

A list of building permits recently issued can be found here.

WINDSTORM INFORMATION

The City of Shoreacres is located in a Texas First Tier Coastal County with Inland I Adopted Wind Speed and a design requirement for 120 mph 3-second gust.

For more information click here.

FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE

The City of Shoreacres regulates construction with the floodplain through it's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (Ord.2007-04). For a copy of the Ordinance click here. On August 10, 2009, the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance was amended (Ord.2009-46). For a copy of the Ordinance amendments click here.

All new houses and buildings that are substantially improved (50% or more of market value) must be built at (or elevated to) an elevation one-foot above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) shown on the FEMA NFIP Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). We call that elevation the Minimum Base Flood Elevation (MBFE).

All building construction below MBFE in Shoreacres is susceptible to flooding and must be constructed using flood damage-resistant building materials, including fasteners and connectors. The International Building Code^®, by reference to ASCE 24 Flood Resistant Design and Construction, and the International Residential Code^®, require the use of flood damage-resistant materials. The International Building Code^® has been adopted, by Ordinance, by the City of Shoreacres. For guidance see FEMA Technical Bulletin TB-2 (August 2008, 20pp) titled, "Flood Damage-Resistant Materials for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in Accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program." For an online copy of this publication click here.

All recent and most older Elevation Certificates on file with the City of Shoreacres are available online click here.

To see the City of Shoreacres' MBFE list by address click here.

FEMA Guidance for Residential Buildings:

FEMA 55: Coastal Construction Manual (a comprehensive reference on planning, designing, and constructing coastal homes to resist wind, flood, and erosion hazards): Click Here

FEMA 499: Home Builder's Guide to Coastal Construction (a series of 31 Fact Sheets on coastal home design and construction topics): Click Here

FEMA 550: Recommended Residential Construction for the Gulf Coast: Building on Strong and Safe Foundations (created by FEMA after Hurricane Katrina to provide pre-engineered wind and flood-resistant foundations for coastal homes): Click Here

NFIP Technical Bulletins (a series of short publications discussing specific aspects of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) design and construction requirements. Four of the bulletins were updated in 2008): Click Here

Openings in Foundation Walls (Technical Bulletin 1) (2008). Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the requirement for openings in below-Base Flood Elevation foundation walls for buildings located in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR, AO, and AH.
Flood-Resistant Materials Requirements (Technical Bulletin 2) (2008). Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the required use of flood-damage resistant construction materials for building components located below the Base Flood Elevation in Special Flood Hazard Areas (both A and V Zones).
3-93 Non-Residential Floodproofing -- Requirements and Certification -- (Federal Insurance Administration-Technical Bulletin [FIA-TB]-3). Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning watertight construction and the required certification for floodproofed non-residential buildings in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR, AO, and AH whose lowest floors are below the Base Flood Elevation.
4-93 Elevator Installation (FIA-TB-4). Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the installation of elevators below the Base Flood Elevation in Special Flood Hazard Areas (both Zones A and V).
Free-of-Obstruction Requirements (Technical Bulletin 5) (2008). Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning obstructions to flood waters below elevated buildings and on building sites in Coastal High Hazard Areas (Zones V, VE, and V1-V30).
6-93 Below-Grade Parking Requirements -- (FIA-TB-6). Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the design of below-grade parking garages beneath buildings located in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR, AO, and AH.
7-93 Wet Floodproofing Requirements (FIA-TB-7). Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning wet floodproofing of certain types of structures located in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR, AO, and AH.
8-96 Corrosion Protection for Metal Connectors in Coastal Areas (FIA-TB-8). Provides guidance on the need for, selection of, and use of corrosion-resistant metal connectors for the construction of buildings in coastal areas.
Design and Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls Below Elevated Coastal Buildings (Technical Bulletin 9) (2008). Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the design and construction of breakaway walls beneath elevated buildings in Coastal High Hazard Areas (Zones V, VE, and VI-V30).
10-01 Ensuring that Structures Built on Fill In or Near Special Flood Hazard Areas Are Reasonably Safe from Flooding (FIA-TB-10). Discusses building techniques, including the use of fill, that can be used to ensure structures are reasonably safe from flooding.
11-01 Crawlspace Construction for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (FIA-TB-11). Provides interim guidance on minimum NFIP requirements as well as best practices for crawlspace construction in the Special Flood Hazard Area.