9
Nob Hill Rd.
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10
Blvd. / SR 870 University Dr.
McNab Rd.
N.W. 64th Ave.
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Rock Island Rd.
Special Flood Hazard Areas
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Prospe ct Rd.
Scale: 1" = 1 mile
1" BAR IS ONE INCH ON ORIGINAL DRAWING. ADJUST SCALES AS NECESSARY.
AE - Flood Hazard Areas Determined - Insurance Requirements Apply for Federally Backed Mortgages
NW 31 Ave.
AH - Flood Hazard Areas Determined - Insurance Requirements Apply for Federally Backed Mortgages
US 441/SR7
Other Flood Areas
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Not In A Flood Hazard / Out of Flood Plain - Insurance Recommended but Not Required. 0.2 PCT Annual Chance Flood Hazard.
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Southgate Blvd.
Commercial Pine Island Rd.
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For Flood Zone Determinations, contact the Building department at (954) 597-3420.
Source: City of Tamarac GIS Project, Broward County GIS & Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2014 panel maps. This August 7, 2014 draft map is for internal location purposes only and is not a legal description of property. No guarantees of completeness or accuracy are made.
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NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM | WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW FLOOD HAZARD INFORMATION The City of Tamarac participates in the Community Rating System of the National Flood Insurance Program. As of October 1, 2011, the City holds a Class 6 rating for Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), which results in a 20% discount on flood insurance premiums for Tamarac properties within a flood zone. During extended periods of heavy rainfall, low-lying neighborhoods within the City are subject to flooding. This information is offered to help you protect your property and reduce potential losses due to flooding. Please refer to it in the event of an impending hurricane, tropical storm or projected heavy rainfall.
FLOOD HAZARD Tamarac maintains a waterway system consisting of over 527 acres of open canals and lakes that meander through the City. All the City’s drainage systems are required by City code to discharge into one of our canals or lakes that flow into the C-13 and C-14 canals owned and operated by the South Florida Water Management District. The soil in Tamarac is typically not very permeable. Therefore, during saturated conditions or when the water table is high, very little water seeps into the ground. In order to increase stormwater storage within the City during tropical weather systems, the City passed an ordinance in 1979 requiring all new developments to provide additional areas to store and retain stormwater on site before discharging it into the public system. The City is divided into two defined drainage basins. Generally, all drainage west of NW 64th Avenue flows north into the C-14 canal (also known as the Cypress Creek Canal), and the drainage east of NW 64th Avenue flows south into the C-13 canal. The C-13 and C-14 canals flow east to the intracoastal waterway where they discharge.
HISTORICAL FLOODING: PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, BUY FLOOD INSURANCE While Tamarac’s most devastating storm, Hurricane Wilma (2005), was not a wet hurricane, others are. In 1999, Hurricane Irene deposited a significant amount of rain in a 24-hour period, causing severe flooding in residential areas and more than $640,000 in flood damages in Tamarac. Your property may be at a high enough elevation that it has never flooded, but if it’s in the flood zone, it could be damaged by flooding, no matter the history. We hope this brochure helps you learn how to protect yourself. A map showing flood problems and historical flooding is available online at www.tamarac.org/flood.