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<br />SCRIPT-TASK 1. POLICIES FOR DAMAGED BUILDINGS <br />(You have 5 minutes to read this script.) <br /> <br />Slide 11. Task 1. Policies for Damaged Buildings <br /> <br />In Task I you apply policies in your local floodplain management ordinance to <br />determine the fate of flood-damaged buildings. FEMA establishes minimum policies <br />which must be incorporated in local ordinances as a condition for participation of the <br />community in the National Flood Insurance Program. This script describes those <br />policies. <br /> <br />Slide 12. Broken levee, Midwest <br /> <br />Here we see a levee broken in the 1993 Midwest floods. Until decisions are made about <br />rebuilding the levees, property owners cannot make informed decisions about damaged <br />buildings. An important policy question at this point is, "Is public money better spent <br />relocating vulnerable uses out of the floodplain or reconstructing levees or other flood <br />protection works?" In some cases, you may need to defer decisions about buildings <br />until the fate of flood protection structures is decided. <br /> <br />Slide 13. Options for flood-damaged buildings <br /> <br />This slide lists the policy options a community has when faced with flood-damaged <br />buildings. Buildings may be removed from the floodplain, that is, demolished or <br />physically relocated; repaired with or without additional flood protection such as <br />elevation or flood proofing; rebuilt on the same site meeting standards in the current <br />building code and floodplain management ordinance. The choices depend on the <br />amount of damage, the location of the building, and the preferences of the community <br />and building owners. <br /> <br />Slide 14. Building in the floodway, Old Woman's Bend, Michigan <br /> <br />This shows a building in Old Woman's Bend, Michigan constructed in the floodway. It <br />was severely damaged in a flood in 1986. Building owners often want to repair and <br />reoccupy such buildings; however, under minimum local floodplain management <br />regulations, buildings that cause an increase in flood elevations may not be constructed <br />in the floodway. This floodway building is an obvious candidate for removal. <br /> <br />Slide 15. House being moved <br /> <br />This house is being moved to a new location outside the floodplain. Removal or <br />elevation are the two options for houses damaged more than 50%. It may be less <br />expensive to move a building than to elevate it or try to control the source of flooding. <br /> <br />Script-Task I <br />