• Home
  • Get A Quote
  • Customer Service
  • Claims
  • Report Your Claim
  • Carrier Contact
  • Pay
  • Refer a Friend
  • About Us
  • Location Map
  • Employee Directory
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
Call Us Call or Email Us Today
Client Center Login
  • Home
  • Quote
  • Coverages
    • Automobile
    • Business & Commercial
    • Flood
    • Health
    • Homeowners
    • Life
    • Renters
    • Umbrella
    • Watercraft & Boat
    • Windstorm
  • Service
    • Customer Service Portal
    • Customer Service Forms
  • Claim
    • Claim Information
    • Report a claim to the agency
    • Report a claim to the carrier
    • What to do after an accident
    • What to do if there's a fire
    • What to do if there's a flood
    • What to do to after a loss to your home
    • Prepare for hurricane season
    • Water Damage -Act quickly
    • what to do a power outage
  • Pay
  • Resources
    • Employment Center
    • Blog
    • Important Links
    • Secure Area
    • Insurance Glossary
    • Join Our Newsletter
    • Insurance Carrier Contacts
    • First Home Insurance checklist
    • Video Tips
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Employee Directory
    • Testimonials
    • Location Map
    • Refer a Friend
    • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
Homeowners Insurance HOME Read More
Auto Insurance AUTO Read More
Renters Insurance RENTERS Read More
Business Insurance BUSINESS Read More
Life Insurance LIFE Read More
Watercraft Insurance WATERCRAFT Read More
Home > Blog > Houston Considering New Floodplain Rules after Harvey
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2018

Houston Considering New Floodplain Rules after Harvey

 

from insurancejournal.com

Houston Considering New Floodplain Rules after Harvey

More than 80 percent of homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey in Houston’s floodplains could’ve been spared if they were at the higher elevation now being proposed by the mayor, according to a new report.

The figures come from a new Houston Public Works analysis of the storm’s damage, as city leaders consider rewriting the ordinance that governs Houston’s floodplains, the Houston Chronicle reported.

The city agency found that about half of the more than 31,800 damaged single-family homes it examined in the floodplains wouldn’t have flooded during Harvey if they’d been built to the city’s current elevation standard.

The standard requires new or redeveloped homes to sit at least a foot above the projected water level in a 100-year storm, which has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any given year.

More than 47,000 single-family houses in the floodplains took on water during Harvey. But the city left about a third of the homes out of the analysis because it didn’t have complete data on water or elevation levels for those properties.

The report comes about two months after Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner first outlined his proposal, which includes new elevation standards for future development in flood-prone areas. Turner proposed placing homes 2 feet above the projected water level in a 500-year storm, which has a 0.2 percent chance of occurring in any given year.

The Houston City Council is expected to consider the new rules next week. Councilman David Robinson said the report made him more comfortable with Turner’s proposal.

“No one at all that I know is questioning that things have to be adjusted,” Robinson said. “The challenge is figuring out what is the right threshold.”

He said the report shows that anything over Turner’s proposed elevation “emerges as the point at which there’s a significant diminishing return, and for that reason I find it quite satisfying that we are apparently paying attention to our numbers.”

Copyright 2018 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Posted 2:11 PM

Tags: flood insurance, home insurance, houston insurance
Share |


No Comments


Post a Comment
Required
Required (Not Displayed)
Required


All comments are moderated and stripped of HTML.

NOTICE: This blog and website are made available by the publisher for educational and informational purposes only. It is not be used as a substitute for competent insurance, legal, or tax advice from a licensed professional in your state. By using this blog site you understand that there is no broker client relationship between you and the blog and website publisher.
Blog Archive
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012

  • houston insurance(432)
  • houston home insurance(353)
  • home insurance(328)
  • auto insurance(225)
  • houston auto insurance(212)
  • independent insurance agent(207)
  • katy home insurance(184)
  • insurance(169)
  • renters insurance(138)
  • cypress home insurance(121)
  • woodlands home insurance(109)
  • flood insurance(108)
  • spring home insurance(107)
  • katy auto insurance(103)
  • katy insurance(91)
  • independent insurance(87)
  • independent insurance agency(70)
  • houston flood insurance(55)
  • spring auto insurance(55)
  • cypress insurance(49)
  • woodlands auto insurance(47)
  • home insurance houston(42)
  • insurance agent(40)
  • woodlands insurance(39)
  • best insurance(37)
  • home insurance agent(33)
  • spring insurance(32)
  • life insurance(28)
  • cypress auto insurance(26)
  • home insurance katy(25)
  • houston renters insurance(25)
  • home insurance woodlands(24)
  • business insurance(23)
  • auto insurance agent(22)
  • springwoods village insurance(19)
  • magnolia home insurance(18)
  • home insurance spring(18)
  • umbrella insurance(18)
  • water damage(17)
  • jewelry insurance(16)
  • auto insurance houston(15)
  • health insurance(15)
  • liability insurance(14)
  • best insurance agent(14)
  • identity theft(13)
  • boat insurance(13)
  • hurricane season(12)
  • katy flood insurance(11)
  • windstorm insurance(10)
  • homeowners insurance(10)

View Mobile Version
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Blog
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Carriers
Facebook Logo

Resources

Home About Us Get a Quote Customer Service Refer A Friend Contact Us

Contact Us

  • 11999 Katy Freeway Suite 635
  • Houston TX 77079
  • P: 281-558-2210
  • Email Us
© Copyright. All rights reserved.
Powered by Insurance Website Builder