NEW FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) Effective Date: November 17, 2022

The City of Sanibel has received hard copies of the new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps that become effective on November 17, 2022.

The following changes have been made to the flood maps:

• Type of Flood Zone – VE Zone, AE Zone, AO Zone, X Zone
• Flood Elevation
• Addition of the Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) Line – AE Zones waterward of the LiMWA are now defined as Coastal A Zones (CAZ)
• The new maps supersede previously issued Letters of Map Revision (LOMR)

These new maps may be viewed in person at City Hall in the Planning Department. Electronic versions of the maps may be viewed and downloaded through the FEMA Flood Map Service Center search by entering the State, County and Community in the drop down menus.