FLOOD08871

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Mitigation Success Stories in the United States
• Date: 1/1/2002
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

Location: Collier County and the City of
Tallahassee, Florida

Project: Collier County Elevation and the City
of Tallahassee Acquisition

Techniques: Elevation, Acquisition

Collier County Contact: Bob Devlin, City of
Naples, [e-mail]
or 941-213-5039

Tallahasse Contact: David Henry, City of
Tallahassee, [e-mail]
or 850-891-6860

Collier County and the Ci

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Over a three year period, a residential structure with a market value of
$90,000 incurred over $78,000 in flood damages. In addition, the prop-
erty owners incurred over $3,500 in indirect costs. The home is in the
AE Flood Hazard Risk Zone, \li1l1 a BFE of 8 feet and a I.owest Floor
Elevation of 5 feet 2 inches.

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The stmcture was elevated as a part of the comprehensive strategy to
reduce disaster vulnerahility throughout Collier County hy retrofitting
floodprone stmctures, specifically targeting repetitive loss
properties. The stmcture was elevated approximately 4 feet
so that the lowest floor elevation of the stmcture in now
Storm 9 feet 3 inches.

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24, August, 1995
October 1996
September 1998
November 1998
Total

Rood Damages

$50.230.16

$8.889.32

$18,377.56

$800.00

$78.297.04

Tropical Storm Jerry
Hurricane Josephine
Hurricane Georges
Heavy Rains

BenE:'iits Coliler County
. Flood insurance premium went from $1300 per year to I
just over $200 per year.
. Assuming one flood loss per year over the 50-year useful
life of the structure, the benefit-cost ratio e.xceeded 18.
. The structure incurred no flood loss as a result of the
Tropical Storm Gabrielle in September, 2001.

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Total Project Cost = $54,000

. The FE~I.~ FMA Program prOlided 75% of the required funds for this elevation project = $40,500
. Homeowner, through the insurance company, provided the local cost-share of 25% = $13,500

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Over the past 10 years, a residential structure in Tallahassee received three flood insurance claims in excess of $50,000.

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The City of Tallahassee was awarded funding under FEMA's FMA Program to acquire a repetitively flooded stmcture. On April 26, 2001,
the City and homeowner completed all necessary closing activities associated \lith acquiring the structure.

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. The City was in the process of finalizing activities to demolish the structure when Tropical Storm Allison hit Tallahassee. As a result of
this event, the interior of the structure was inundated by more than four feet of water and would have been considered more than 50%
damaged. However, since the stmcture was vacant, both the former homeowner and the dty were spared the cost associated "ith
responding to and recovering from this event.
. Because Tropical Storm Allison was a presidential disaster in Taliahassee, the feder.u government was spared the expense of paying an
additional flood insurance claim on the structure.

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Total project cost - $113,982

. FE~L~ FMA Program funded 75% of the acquisition.
. The City of Tallahassee funded 25% of the acquisition.
. t'EMA PA funded the asbestos removal and the demolition.

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