Marine Villas Villa #1 Renovation and FEMA Flood Variance
Summary
The Marine Villas owners want to keep Villa #1 at its existing floor elevation even though FEMA now requires nine feet of elevation, up from seven. The board approved the variance to preserve the courtyard-centered historic design, noting the city's flood-control projects along Marine Way.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 7, 2026.
Impact analysis
Owners will pay increased flood insurance premiums and must record the variance; raising the structure was estimated as roughly a four-foot lift that would have altered the courtyard design.
The Marine Villas owners, who avoid an out-of-scale elevation of Villa #1 and keep the historic courtyard design intact.
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