Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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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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42 U.S.C. § 4032

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102