I want to purchase and tear down a house that is in a high-risk flood zone and I want to request a change in this level to the zoning board (cook county, Illinois)
2007-06-08 04:25:22 · 3 answers · asked by diddy 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
good luck and very very long process..you have to get fema involved and there will be costs to have it all resurveyed...
2007-06-08 04:32:41 · answer #1 · answered by becca9892003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot change a flood level determination. Those flood zones are determined by the federal government and/or the state in which you live. They are determined using a number of factors, including height above sea level, nearby topography, waters (rivers and lakes) and past history of floods.
Sorry to say, this one is NOT negotiable in any way.
2007-06-08 08:25:38 · answer #2 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The zoning board has nothing to do with the determination of flood zones. That's a federal determination by FEMA.
2007-06-08 04:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋