area flooding

[Katkeeper]

Thinking ahead about flood plains - in many areas building is not allowed unless the structures can survive flooding without too much damage. I bought a house that had been severely flooded after Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The Redevelopment Authority required that during the renovation all electrical boxes, furnaces, etc., had to be located above the 100 year flood level. New buildings were built with garages on the first floors just as in the Riverview Apts., I think in part because they could not get flood insurance unless they did so. I have stayed in a new Hyatt Hotel in Covington KY which has the lobby on the second floor, and 2 sets of elevators. You take one from the ground floor to the lobby and a second one from the lobby to the floors above. Inconvenient to do with luggage, but flood proof.