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COASTAL CONSTRUCTION MANUAL
5Investigating Regulatory
Requirements
States and communities throughout the United
States enforce regulatory requirements that determine
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where and how buildings may be sited, designed,
and constructed. These requirements include those For resources that augment the guidance
and other information in this Manual, see
associated with regulatory programs established by
the Residential Coastal Construction
Federal and State statutes and locally adopted floodplain Web site (http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/
management ordinances, building codes, subdivision mat/fema55.shtm).
regulations, and other land use ordinances and laws.
Applicable regulatory programs include the NFIP,
which is intended to reduce the loss of life and damage caused by natural hazards, and programs established
to protect wetlands and other wildlife habitat, which seek to minimize degradation of the environment. In
addition, States and communities enforce requirements aimed specifically at the regulation of construction
along the shorelines of oceans, bays, and lakes.
Federal, State, and local regulatory requirements can have a significant effect on the siting, design,
construction, and cost of buildings. Therefore, designers, property owners, and builders engaged in
residential construction projects in the coastal environment should conduct a thorough investigation to
identify all regulations that may affect their properties and projects.
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