Elevated Building defintion

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Elevated Building

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A building that has no basement and has its lowest elevated floor raised above the ground level by foundation walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings, or columns. Solid foundation perimeter walls are not an acceptable means of elevating buildings in V and VE zones.

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American Psychological Association (APA)

Elevated Building. (n.d.). National Flood Insurance Glossary. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/elevated-building.

Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

Elevated Building. National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/elevated-building (accessed: June 8, 2023).

Modern Language Association (MLA)

"Elevated Building." National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/elevated-building.
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