Possibly! Where I’m located, building regulations require the lowest floor of the structure to be one foot higher than the mapped 100 year flood elevation. Most affected parcels are left vacant, but this is how I’d expect folks to get around that requirement if they were determined to build in those areas.
I’m assuming the real purpose of this house is the view over the trees rather than protection.
Possibly! Where I’m located, building regulations require the lowest floor of the structure to be one foot higher than the mapped 100 year flood elevation. Most affected parcels are left vacant, but this is how I’d expect folks to get around that requirement if they were determined to build in those areas.
I assumed it was to cope with heavy snowfall but that makes sense too.