Why National Flood Insurance Program Communities Ban Housing Development in Floodplains

04/15/21

“Why do communities that are covered by the national flood insurance program ban housing development in floodplains?”

Communities that are part of the national flood insurance program are instructed to ban housing development in floodplains. This is to prevent more people from living in at-risk zones. This is Why National Flood Insurance Program Communities Ban Housing Development in Floodplains.

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