Floodplain Rules:

There are special rules regarding building in the Special Flood Hazard Area. If you have to erect a building in the regulated floodplain, it must have its lowest floor and all utilities elevated to the regulatory elevation set by the Borough of Avalon.  Documentation of meeting this requirement is done with a FEMA Elevation Certificate. Check with Construction Department at 609.967.4220 to determine that elevation.

If you have an existing building and want to improve, expand, or repair it, you also need to check with your local permit office. Certain codes require that all substantial improvements to a building be treated as a new building. A substantial improvement is when the value of an addition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction project equals or exceeds 50% of the value of the existing building.  Structures that are declared as substantially improved are required to become compliant with current standards.  Check with Construction Department at 609.967.4220.