Item E1 E1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE �� i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3
Craig Cates,District 1
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
' David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
August 21, 2024
Agenda Item Number: E1
2023-2704
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Administration
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT:
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Director of Building and Permitting Rick Griffin - Department
update.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
1129
County of Monroe
The Florida Keys
August 21,2024
Action Recommended: BOCC approval to seek changes to or elimination of the FEMA
elements of the FEMA remedial plan for the County.
Changes Recommended:
1. Eliminate the requirement for inspection on transfer
2. Change the 299 square foot (SF) downstairs enclosure limitation to allow the entire area under
the structure to be used.
3. Change the date used for pre-FIRM determination to be after December 31, 2014
Basis for the Recommendation:
1. The recommended changes will not reduce the NFIP discounts for flood insurance policies in the
County
2. The County has already initiated policies that accomplish the objectives that the remedial plan
was intended to address.
3. The pre-FIRM date recommended was used for years and was only changed because it was
pisted in the model ordinance and was not reviewed when adopting the model ordinance.
4. The most recent progress report on FEMA NVT projects the County clearing 80%of the NVT list.
Background:
Two main elements of the remedial plan are inspection on transfer and limiting the size of
downstairs enclosures to 299 square feet (SF).
Inspection on transfer is a significant demand on resources and no longer accomplishes the
intent of the requirement. Since the imposition of this requirement, the County has
instituted mandatory inspections as part of virtually every building permit and, thus, an
additional inspection at property transfer simply adds bureaucracy to the process and
requires precious manpower.
Limiting the size of downstairs enclosures to 299 SF prevents the owner's use of the space
for protected parking or secure storages. The County now requires a non-conversion
agreement for enclosures thus providing a legal basis for citing violations. If recorded with
the title this also obviates the need for inspection on transfer.
After review of the current remedial plan, staff recommends that BOCC authorize staff to
request the following changes in the plan. None of them, will negatively affect our CRS
Class 3 rating for NFIP discounts.