High hazard area

{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000112",
  "term": "High hazard area",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "term_source": "High Hazard Area",
  "definition": "An area of special flood hazard extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources. The coastal high hazard area is identified as Zone V on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). Special floodplain management requirements apply in V Zones including the requirement that all buildings be elevated on piles or columns.",
  "subject": "National Flood Insurance Program",
  "references": [
    "FEMA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/high-hazard-area/"
}