Highlands officials outline state flood-rule changes that will raise design elevations and affect many shore properties Construction official Steven Winters told a Highlands informational session that new state rules due to take effect July 20 add a 4-foot inundation adjustment and a 1-foot freeboard to design flood elevation, expand mapped flood areas and create new engineer‑filed permit categories that will increase planning costs for homeowners and builders.

New state flood rules are set to raise building elevation requirements, impacting homeowners and builders with significant cost increases and new permit categories!

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