ENL Nonconversion Agreement

NONCONVERSION AGREEMENT
FOR CERTAIN STRUCTURES IN THE FLOODPLAIN
Application has been made for a Permit from ______________________ [community name], Louisiana.
Permit # _____________________________
Property Owner _____________________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________________________
Deed dated
Tax map

, Recorded _______________________________________
, block

Base Flood Elevation at the site is
Map Panel Number

, parcel

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feet (NGVD).
, effective date

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In consideration for the granting of a Permit for the above structure, the Property Owner agrees to the
following:
1. That the enclosed area below the base flood elevation shall be used solely for parking of vehicles,
limited storage, or access to the building and will never be used for human habitation without first
becoming fully compliant with the Flood damage prevention ordinance in effect at the time of
conversion.
2. That all interior walls, ceilings, and floors below the Base Flood Elevation shall be unfinished or
constructed of flood resistant materials.
3. That mechanical, electrical, or plumbing devices shall not be installed below the Base Flood
Elevation.
4. The walls of the enclosed areas below the Base Flood Elevation shall be equipped with at least two
vents which permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwater with total openings of at least one
square inch for every square foot of enclosed area below flood level. The vents shall be on at least
two different walls and the bottoms of the vents shall be no more than one foot above grade.
5. That any variation in construction beyond what is permitted shall constitute a violation of this
agreement and Section ____of Ordinance #_______ .
6. That this Nonconversion Agreement becomes part of Permit #

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____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Property Owner
Witness
Date
____________________________________________________________________________________
At a minimum, the following has been recorded on the deed to the above property: "This structure has
received special permission to be constructed in the Special Flood Hazard Area. The lowest floor shall
not be finished or converted to a habitable space unless the enclosed area below the Base Flood
Elevation becomes fully compliant with Ordinance #_______ in effect at the time of conversion. At this site,
the Base Flood Elevation is ___________feet, National Geodetic Vertical Datum."
____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature, Recorder of Deeds
Date

November 2007