University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: What elevation standard applies to new residential development in a special flood hazard area?
DIRECT ANSWER
Source guidance recorded on 2026-10-15. Confirm the applicable policy year, cohort and property jurisdiction before relying on time-sensitive facts.
The reference level, including basement, must be elevated no lower than two feet above the regulatory flood level.
Sources & verification
- www.orangecountync.gov source-backed-recovered-record
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