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Cape Coral, Lee County

House Bill 803 changes how Florida cities process building permits. Cape Coral must review residential projects under $15,000 in five business days. If the city misses the deadline, permits automatically approve...

Broward County, Florida, Broward County

Broward County approved a fourth modification to a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program agreement, extending it through December 31, 2026. The program funds window/door retrofitting, roof upgrades, and emergency generator installations at two Housing Authority facilities in Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale. Total project cost is $6...

Broward County, Florida, Broward County

Broward County is using a federal grant to improve building safety during hurricanes and storms. The original grant was set to expire on February 28, 2026. County leaders asked the state to extend it until December 31, 2026...

City of Miramar, Broward County

The City of Miramar proposes an ordinance establishing a permanent Floodplain Management Planning Committee to advise the City Commission on flood mitigation and resilience planning. The committee will oversee implementation of the City's newly adopted Floodplain Management Plan and maintain participation in the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System, which currently provides residents 5-10% discounts on flood insurance premiums. With approximately 92,700 residents at risk from flooding and estimated damages exceeding $17...

Estero, Lee County

The Village of Estero offers residents and businesses up to a 20% discount on flood insurance premiums through the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System (CRS), where the Village maintains a Class 6 rating. The document provides guidance on understanding flood risk, insurance requirements, FEMA flood zones, and building standards for properties in floodplain areas. It explains that flood insurance is mandatory for federally backed mortgages in Special Flood Hazard Areas and outlines responsible building and remodeling practices to reduce flood vulnerability.

Pinellas County, Florida, Pinellas County

Pinellas County Public Works staff conducted an email correspondence with the Florida Division of Emergency Management regarding a federal grant application (HMGP) for Barrier Islands Traffic Signals Infrastructure Retrofit. The county revised its grant request from $2,625,000 to $3,988,299, increasing the federal funding share to 75% percent and adjusting the local cost share to $1,329,433. The increased request requires County Board approval...

Doral, Miami-Dade County

The City of Doral 2050 Comprehensive Plan Update (Volume 2) provides data, inventory, and analysis across 12 planning elements including resiliency, land use, transportation, housing, and infrastructure. The document identifies Doral's significant climate vulnerabilities: extreme heat days in Miami-Dade County increased 56% from 1960 to 2022 (85 to 133 days annually above 90°F); heavy rainfall events increased 12% from 1970 to 2024; and all 58 census tracts face high flood risk, with over 50% of structures vulnerable to storm surge, tidal, surface, and riverine flooding. The city also faces hurricane, drought, and wildfire risks...

Doral, Miami-Dade County

The Doral 2050 Comprehensive Plan Update (Volume 1) establishes goals, objectives, and policies for the city's long-term development. Key policy areas include water conservation (16% reduction by 2025), resiliency facilities permitting (effective July 2024), land use categories (Downtown Mixed Use, Community Mixed Use, Traditional Neighborhood Development), and stormwater management. The plan mandates landscape irrigation conservation by October 2022, requires resilient infrastructure provisions, and establishes density limits for residential and mixed-use development...

Doral, Miami-Dade County

The Doral 2050 Comprehensive Plan's Data, Inventory and Analysis Volume 2 documents climate vulnerabilities and resiliency strategies for the City of Doral. The document identifies significant flood risk (all 58 census tracts show over 50% of structures at risk), increasing extreme heat (56% more 90-degree days since 1960), and wildfire risk affecting 44–36 census tracts. The plan establishes future land use categories (DMU, CMU) enabling mixed-use and high-density development up to 35 dwelling units per acre with workforce housing bonuses, and identifies brownfield redevelopment areas for environmental cleanup and economic recovery...

Doral, Miami-Dade County

The Doral 2050 Comprehensive Plan Update Volume 1 establishes goals, objectives, and policies for sustainable development across the city. Key focus areas include: water conservation (targeting 16% reduction in per-capita water use by 2025), resilience infrastructure (permitting natural gas storage facilities as of July 1, 2024), stormwater management, and land use categories including Downtown Mixed Use, Community Mixed Use, and Traditional Neighborhood Development. Policies address hurricane recovery, floodplain management, landscape conservation, and infrastructure standards for new and redevelopment projects...

City of Hollywood, Broward County

State of Florida Division of Emergency Management executed Modification #5 to a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) contract with City of Hollywood for installation of a generator at Lift Station E-06. The federal government is providing $412,797 (75% of costs) and the City must match $137,599 (25% of costs) for a total project cost of $550,396. The contract now runs through August 31, 2026...

City of Hollywood, Broward County

The Florida Division of Emergency Management executed Modification Four to a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) agreement with the City of Hollywood (Contract H0363, Project 4337-248-R), reinstating and extending the agreement through November 30, 2025. The original agreement expired February 28, 2025. The City receives $585,750 in federal funding with $195,250 in local match, totaling $781,000 to implement critical infrastructure protection including a backup generator protected to 500-year flood elevation...

City of Hollywood, Broward County

The State of Florida Division of Emergency Management and City of Hollywood executed Modification #4 to a federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program contract on January 20-27, 2026. The modification extends the project deadline to August 31, 2026, and reinstates an agreement that expired November 30, 2025. The City receives $449,556...

City of Hollywood, Broward County

The State of Florida Division of Emergency Management executed Modification Number Five to extend a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) subgrant agreement with the City of Hollywood. The agreement, which expired on October 31, 2025, was reinstated and extended through July 31, 2026. The grant funds a 40 kilowatt generator installation at Lift Station E-01 to provide backup power during storms and power outages...

City of Hollywood, Broward County

The City of Hollywood extended its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) contract with the Florida Division of Emergency Management through July 31, 2026, via Modification Number Six, covering installation of backup generators at pump and lift stations. The project totals $587,000 ($440,250 federal, $146,750 local match) and ensures critical sewer collection facilities maintain operation during power outages. City Commission also authorized applications for larger HMGP grants totaling $2,086,000 to install generators at multiple facilities citywide, with estimated city matching funds of $668,250...

City of Hollywood, Broward County

The City of Hollywood and Florida's Division of Emergency Management modified the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program agreement for Lift Station W-14. The project installs a generator to provide backup power during weather emergencies and power outages to keep the city's sewer system operational. The total project cost is $446,000, with the federal government funding $334,500 and the city providing a $111,500 local match...

Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, Collier County

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)) is considering a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) award to elevate a residential home in Naples, Florida that experiences frequent flooding. The project, titled "HMGP-4673-395- Yacono Residential Elevation Project," will raise the one-story concrete block structure from its current elevation of 4. 9 feet to 15...

Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, Collier County

The Greater Naples Fire Rescue District entered into a modification to extend grant agreement 5178-004-R with the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) for a hazard mitigation project at Fire Station 21. The original grant of $72,386. 25 was increased by $7,256...

Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, Collier County

The Greater Naples Fire Rescue District submitted a wind retrofit grant agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The District is seeking $3,992,489 in grant funding to harden the exterior of six fire stations (stations 20, 22, 71, 72, 73, and 90) to improve resilience to wind damage. The Board of Fire Commissioners is requested to approve the HMGP Wind Retrofit Subaward and Grant Agreement...

Naples Airport Authority, Collier County

This chapter of the Naples Airport Master Plan analyzes facility improvements needed over 20 years at Naples Airport. The analysis identifies major constraints that will affect future airport development, including flood zones covering most of the property, navigational aid setbacks, and protected wetland areas. Airport managers will use this analysis to plan runway improvements, taxiway upgrades, and facility expansion across five development categories while meeting Federal Aviation Administration safety standards and working within environmental and physical limitations.

Naples Airport Authority, Collier County

Chapter 5 of the Naples Airport Master Plan documents the environmental conditions and regulatory requirements at Naples Airport. The chapter identifies key environmental resources including air quality standards, wetlands, protected wildlife species, historical sites, and noise impacts that must be evaluated during future airport development projects. This planning document establishes the environmental baseline and references federal and state regulations from the FAA, EPA, USFWS, and Florida agencies that will govern future environmental reviews and permitting...

Naples Airport Authority, Collier County

This is Working Paper #3 of the Naples Airport Master Plan, a technical analysis prepared in December 2019. The document assesses environmental and planning factors affecting Naples Airport, including protected lands (parks, historic sites), contamination near the airport, cultural resources, stormwater management systems, and flood hazard zones. The analysis reviews state and federal regulatory requirements for airport development and identifies mitigation measures needed for environmental compliance.

Estero, Lee County

The Village Council approved a flood information program. The program helps residents learn about flood hazards. Multiple communities in Lee County work together...