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Originally Posted by swamp snorkler
What's the "preferred" flood zone?
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Zone X is the perferred zone. Means you are outside of the 500 year floodplain. Basically you won't flood.
Zone A means you are in a flood zone and there is no base flood elevation set.
Zone AESpecial Flood Hazard Area, within 100 yr floodplain, Detailed study by FEMA, BFE determined by FEMA
Other A zones like AE and AH mean that you are in a flood zone but FEMA has set base flood elevations for that area. For example if the area is in Zone AE and the flood elevation is 25' you are required to build the slab to 26' and all mechincal equiptment (AC unit etc.) should be at this elevation or above.
I honestly don't know what they do for Zone A where they don't have one set.
http://maps.lsuagcenter.com/la_floodmaps/?FIPS=0