![]() Shoreline is a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), administered by FEMA To participate, the City must adopt and enforce Floodplain Management regulations for development in the community’s floodplains and that meets state and federal standards. Floodplains in Shoreline are mapped along the Puget Sound shoreline, Boeing Creek, and Thornton Creek. A 100-year flood may seem like a rare occurrence, but has a 26% probability of occurring over the life of a 30-year mortgage for a home located within a 100-year flood zone. The 100-year flood has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulates floodplains on the “base flood” or sometimes referred to as the 100-year flood.
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