FEMA Elevation Certificate

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Required to rate post-firm and some pre-firm buildings Determine compliance with floodplain management ordinance Support LOMA/LOMR-F Prerequisite for the CRS Visual 320.2 Visual EC-2

Current Version: FEMA Form 086-0-33 (7/15) Mandatory for use after Good until the 11/30/2018 expiration date Download from FEMA.gov PDF and PDF fillable versions Visual 320.3 Visual EC-3

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Manual Pages 310-7 8 Checklist in the 2013 Manual still good Visual 320.5 Visual EC-5

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Not needed for local permits or CRS (But still a good idea) Visual 320.7 Visual EC-7

Manual Page 310-7 Visual 320.8 Visual EC-8

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 13 Diagram 1A = slab-on-grade Visual 320.9 Visual EC-9

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 13 Diagram 1B = raised slab or foundation wall with fill Visual 320.10 Visual EC-10

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 13 Diagram 2A = full basement Visual 320.11 Visual EC-11

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 13 Diagram 2B = full basement, door below ground level Visual 320.12 Visual EC-12

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 13 Diagram 2B = full basement, door below ground level Visual 320.13 Visual EC-13

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 14 Diagrams 3 & 4 = Split levels Visual 320.14 Visual EC-14

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 14 Diagrams 5 & 6 = Elevated on piers, posts, piles, etc. Visual 320.15 Visual EC-15

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 15 Diagram 7 = Elevated on full story foundation walls Visual 320.16 Visual EC-16

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 15 Diagrams 8 & 9 = Elevated on crawlspaces Visual 320.17 Visual EC-17

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 15 Diagrams 8 & 9 = Elevated on crawlspaces Diagram 9 = Compliant, below grade crawlspace < 5 high, < 2 below grade If below grade crawlspace > 5 high or > 2 below grade basement Visual 320.18 Visual EC-18

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Diagram Number Assignment We ll show a photo of a building Each building is compliant You see the whole building don t invent things on the other side of the building Determine the diagram number for each building Raise the appropriate Diagram number card If a table raises >1 card, it is disqualified Visual 320.20 Visual EC-20

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Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 8 1,405 10 1,680 Measure from exterior or interior grade, whichever is higher Visual 320.32 Visual EC-32

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 8 1,405 10 1,680 A9 Attached garage: Separate from the rest of the building No floors above it Visual 320.33 Visual EC-33

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 8 1,405 N/A 10 1,680 N/A N/A Visual 320.37 Visual EC-37

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 8 1,405 N/A X 10 1,680 X N/A N/A If yes, record the actual area of the openings and attach the engineer s certificate or the ICC Evaluation Service report Visual 320.38 Visual EC-38

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Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 9 Complete the Elevation Certificate on the basis of the FIRM in effect at the time of the certification. B4. For maps in a county-wide format, the sixth character of the Map Number is the letter C followed by a fourdigit map number. For maps not in a county-wide format, enter the Community Panel Number shown on the FIRM. Visual 320.40 Visual EC-40

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Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 9 Complete the Elevation Certificate on the basis of the FIRM in effect at the time of the certification. B5. Suffix comes after the panel number Indicates how many times the panel has been revised B8. Use the zone for the building If building is in > 1 zone, list all the zones B9. Except in Zones AO and A, use the BFE on the FIRM, not a higher local regulatory flood elevation Visual 320.42 Visual EC-42

Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 9 Complete the Elevation Certificate on the basis of the FIRM in effect at the time of the certification. Visual 320.43 Visual EC-43

Elevation Certificate Instructions Pages 10 11 Visual 320.44 Visual EC-44

Elevation Certificate Instructions Pages 10 11 Section C2.a) h) Every time If >1 floor V Zones If garage Every time Every time Every time e) Describe the machinery or equipment in Section D s comments Visual 320.45 Visual EC-45

Elevation Certificate Instructions Pages 10 11 Section C2.a) h) Every time If >1 floor V Zones If garage Every time Every time Every time Not on checklist Only needed for LOMAs and LOMR-Fs Not on the CRS EC checklist Visual 320.46 Visual EC-46

Section C2 Assignment Elevation Certificate Instructions Pages 10 11 Every time If >1 floor V Zones If garage Every time Every time Every time Not on checklist Visual 320.47 Visual EC-47

House #1 in the AE Zone 477.6 476.2 478.6 478.1 478.0 (grade) (A/C in back yard) (first floor) (garage floor) (grade) Visual 320.48 Visual EC-48

House #1 in the AE Zone Diagram No.? 1A 478.6 x N/A N/A 478.1 x 476.2 x 477.6 x 477.6 476.2 478.6 478.0 478.1 x 478.0 (grade) (A/C in back yard) (first floor) N/A (garage floor) (grade) Visual 320.49 Visual EC-49

House #2 in the AE Zone 17.7 7.7 (bottom of stairs) 7.9 (grade) 17.6 16.5 8.1 (slab) 8.0 (grade) Visual 320.50 Visual EC-50

House #2 in the AE Zone Diagram No.? 6 17.7 7.7 (bottom of stairs) 8.1 x 17.7 x 16.5 x N/A 17.6 x 7.9 (grade) 7.9 x 8.0 x 7.7 x 17.6 16.5 8.1 (slab) 8.0 (grade) Visual 320.51 Visual EC-51

House #3 in the AE Zone Garage floor: 317.0 Driveway: 316.9 Vent Front door threshold: 318.6 Vents Furnace and water heater are on a platform 2.0 feet above the garage floor Crawlspace floor: 315.6 Grade: 316.1 Visual 320.54 Visual EC-54

House #3 in the AE Zone Diagram No.? 9 Garage floor: 317.0 Driveway: 316.9 Vent Front door threshold: 318.6 Furnace and water heater are on a platform 2.0 feet above the garage floor 315.6 x 318.6 x N/A 317.0 x 319.0 Vents x 316.1 x 316.9 x N/A Crawlspace floor: 315.6 Grade: 316.1 Visual 320.55 Visual EC-55

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Elevation Certificate Instructions Page 11 Can be completed by property owner or permit official Visual 320.57 Visual EC-57

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Helpful Hints Never assume the EC was filled out correctly because it has the professional surveyor's seal on it Establish a review process that determines if the EC is complete and correct, preferably done as part of the final site inspection Make a complete and correct EC a condition for the certificate of occupancy Fill out as much of the EC as you can at the time of the permit application (i.e., Sections A and B) FEMA Regions conduct workshops on the EC Visual 320.60 Visual EC-60

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