Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§4032 Treatment of swimming pool enclosures outside of hurricane season

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 50— - NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM › § 4032

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Even if other laws say different things, certain openings or removable walls under raised non‑single‑family buildings in coastal areas the Administrator identifies are allowed when that under‑floor space is used only as a swimming pool from November 30 to June 1. In areas shown as Zone V on flood maps, breakaway walls that do not support the building are allowed. In areas shown as Zone A, openings in those walls are allowed. This does not change who can get, or what is covered by, the standard flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §4032

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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the adequate land use and control measures developed pursuant to section 4102 of this title and applicable to non-one- and two-family structures located within coastal areas, as identified by the Administrator, the following may be permitted:

(1)Nonsupporting breakaway walls in the space below the lowest elevated floor of a building, if the space is used solely for a swimming pool between November 30 and June 1 of any year, in an area designated as Zone V on a flood insurance rate map.

(2)Openings in walls in the space below the lowest elevated floor of a building, if the space is used solely for a swimming pool between November 30 and June 1 of any year, in an area designated as Zone A on a flood insurance rate map.

(b)Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to alter the terms and conditions of eligibility and insurability of coverage for a building under the standard flood insurance policy under the national flood insurance program.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 4032

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73