Flood Elevations

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Is there an article or section in the 2007 NEC about flood zones? I am in NC & have a problem with the Base Flood Zone & what wiring can go in it.
 
FEMA is the organization that governs what can and cannot reside below the BFE and nothing can the last I checked. 1 switch however may go below base flood for in and egress lighting. I will see if I can find their technical bulletin and post it.
 
I've done cabins and houses along a river, and was required to have nothing electrical below 7' (100 year flood stage) at this point along the side of the river, service laterals are ok, but no pad mount transformers. Homes were built on piers above the flood plain with blowout walls if any below that point. Propane tanks had to be strapped down also. Nothing in the code on it though that I know of. There was no inspecting authority on these, so it was up to the builder to know and comply with the restrictions. Now they will not let you build within 50' of a waterway, and I think there wanting to change it to 100'.
 
I am moving this to the "NEC" forum. It's a good question and I beleive you will receive more responses.
 
hillbilly1 said:
I've done cabins and houses along a river, and was required to have nothing electrical below 7' (100 year flood stage) at this point along the side of the river,
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I've done homes around here like that. All electrical above the flood plane. It's in the local building code, I believe.
 
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