The City of Pigeon Forge has been participating in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) since almost the inception of the
program in 1976. The NFIP program enables property owners to purchase flood
insurance. In return, Pigeon Forge agrees to adopt and implements local
floodplain management regulations that contribute to protecting lives and
reducing the risk of new construction and substantial improvement from future
flooding.
You will find all the links to everything you could possibly
want to know about NFIP and Floodplain Management and Permitting. You can also
come by the office and we will happily go through the process with you. We can
also verify if you are in a flood area and what this means.
To find out more about the NFIP program, please follow this
link. https://www.floodsmart.gov/ We
also have a link to the Pigeon Forge Flood map here: https://copfgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=bd34126240ab44bca6c163bc8e243537
This link offers valuable information regarding your specific area and home. If
you see that you are in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), please feel free to
reach out to our office and we will gladly let you know what this means and
what your responsibilities are, in the case of an event or future development.
Here is wonderful video that paints a picture of the NFIP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYCh2w6Tb3o&list=PL720Kw_OojlIUiWw2bDc-On5MjQw13E6e&index=3
An important video on Flood Risk Basics and Communities,
that further explains the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdbjQH66EQs&list=PL720Kw_OojlIUiWw2bDc-On5MjQw13E6e&index=4
Here is a link to your rights as a homeowner/renter and you
are deemed a Disaster Survivor. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/FIMA-Disaster_Survivors_Flood_Homeowners_Renters_Insurance_Encouraged_Apply_Disaster_Assistance.pdf
Here is the link to full Flood Insurance Manual. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nfip-flood-insurance-full-manual_102022.pdf
If you are interested in finding out what the steps are for
getting help after a Flood Disaster event, please reference the following link.
It is the desk reference for substantial damage/ substantial improvement of
property. It will explain the evaluation process for a loss/improvements to a
home. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nfip_substantial-improvement-substantial-damage-desk-reference.pdf
The 2018 National Flood Insurance TN Quick Guide is a
wonderful source of information that can explain any and all questions you may
have regarding Flood Plain Management.
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tema/documents/national-flood-insurance/2018_TN_QuickGuide.pdf
Below you will find the Tennessee Floodplain Management
Permitting Guide (FMPG). This guide and it’s consequent links will help you get
through the permitting process that you will follow if developing, improving,
or repairing damaged structures, as well as disturbing any part in the Special
Flood Hazard Area. You can also come to the office and we will advise you of
the information below.
The First link provides the Floodplain Management Permitting
Guide. This guide walks one through the entire permitting process, it gives you
a step by step process of everything required to get a permit. Please attach
the file Floodplain Management Permitting Guide here.
The second link provides a sample of a permit and the
information required for the permit. The permits are found on
MyGovernmentOnline. Please attach the file named Sample Permit here.
The third link is for the Permit Review Checklist. This
checklist will be used once you are ready to submit, to make sure you have
everything needed for the request. Please attach the file named Checklist for
Permit Review here.
The fourth link is for the Elevation Certificate that is
required when doing any development, improvement, rebuild, or disturbance of
any kind in the Special Flood Hazard Area. Please insert the file named
Elevation Certificate New 2023 here.
And the last but not least link is the checklist for the
Elevation Certificate, so that you can be sure you have everything needed when
submitting the EC. Please inset file named Elevation Certificate Checklist.
Also included in the Guide is a TN Property Viewer
Instructions, which will help you find your property. You can also find the
information above, as a hot link, and also on our webpage. Please insert the
file called TN Property Viewer Instructions.
Checklist for Permit Review
Elevation Certificate Checklist
Elevation Certificate 2023
Floodplain Management Permitting Guide
Sample Permit
TN Property Viewer Instructions