Manatee County Government
Building in the Floodplain
The following are publications, technical bulletins on construction within the floodplain and the Manatee County Floodplain Ordinance 89-10.
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- Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting 2nd Edition (FEMA P-312)
- Building Code Toolkit - Property Owner
- Protecting Building Utilities from Flood Damage (FEMA P-348)
- Home Builder's Guide to Coastal Construction Technical Fact Sheet Series (FEMA P-499)
- Floodproofing Non-Residential Structures (FEMA 102)
- Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards (FEMA P-85)
- FEMA Technical Bulletins
- Recommended Residential Construction for Coastal Areas: Building on Strong and Safe Foundations (P-550)
- Coastal Construction Manual (FEMA P-55)
- Engineering Principles and Practices of Retrofitting Floodprone Residential Structures, Third Edition (FEMA P-259)
- Historic Structures (FEMA P-467-2)
- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
- Floodplain Ordinance 89-10, as revised (PDF, 853 KB)
- Ordinance 01-041 - Definitions (PDF, 521 KB)
- 44 CFR Parts 59 and 60 (PDF, 146 KB)