Concrete patio contractors in Daytona Beach read the flood map before the plans
Daytona Beach's permit office wants owners to start with zoning and bring a survey showing every structure on the lot and the FEMA flood zone. The map explains why. Spot-check that map across the city and about 29.5 percent of spots land in Zone A, 19.7 percent in Zone AE and 7.4 percent in Zone AH, which is shallow ponding inland. Add it up and close to 57 percent sit in a Special Flood Hazard Area.
The city's own flood protection page shows why people here take it seriously. In a May 2009 flood, 790 structures flooded after the FDOT Nova Canal overtopped and backed up through the outfalls. Locals call the low area bounded by Nova Road, Orange Avenue, U.S. 1 and Beville Road "the bowl." Utilities Engineering gives you a flood zone determination letter free. Your zone touches a patio in one more way. The under-$7,500 permit exemption from HB 803 is void on any property partly or entirely in a flood hazard area. Our flood zone guide goes deeper. Whatever your zone says, we set the patio to shed water and write down how the concrete meets the house.




