Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§4032 Treatment of Swimming Pool Enclosures Outside of Hurricane Season
Title 42 › CHAPTER 50 — NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE › SUBCHAPTER I — THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM › § 4032
Summary
Allows certain wall openings under an elevated building when that space is used only as a swimming pool between November 30 and June 1. In areas shown as Zone V on flood maps, non-supporting breakaway walls are allowed. In areas shown as Zone A, openings in those walls are allowed. This does not change whether a building can get or keep coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program’s standard flood insurance policy.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §4032
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
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)Rule of construction
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110