Insurance and risk management terminology · MLC-0106

Insurance and risk management terms: Z (13)

• ZoneA geographical area shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that...
• Zone AAreas with a 1% annual chance of flooding and a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a 30-year mortgage...
• Zone A1-30These are known as numbered A Zones (e.g., A7 or A14). This is the base floodplain where the FIRM shows a BFE...
• Zone A99Areas with a 1% annual chance of flooding that will be protected by a Federal flood control system where...
• Zone AEThe base floodplain where base flood elevations are provided. AE Zones are now used on new format FIRMs...
• Zone AHAreas with a 1% annual chance of shallow flooding, usually in the form of a pond, with an average depth...
• Zone AORiver or stream flood hazard areas, and areas with a 1% or greater chance of shallow flooding each year...
• Zone ARAreas with a temporarily increased flood risk due to the building or restoration of a flood control system...
• Zone B and X (Shaded)Area of moderate flood hazard, usually the area between the limits of the 100- year and 500-year floods. B...
• Zone C or X (Unshaded)Area of minimal flood hazard, usually depicted on FIRMs as above the 500-year flood level. Zone C may have...
• Zone DAreas with possible but undetermined flood hazards. No flood hazard analysis has been conducted. Flood...
• Zone VCoastal areas with a 1% or greater chance of flooding and an additional hazard associated with storm waves...
• Zone VE and V1-30Coastal areas with a 1% or greater chance of flooding and an additional hazard associated with storm waves...

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