Environmental
Colorado properties in the 100-year floodplain as mapped by FEMA are subject to:
ANo special requirements
BMandatory federal flood insurance purchase requirements when federally backed financing is used✓ Correct
CAutomatic denial of all building permits
DMandatory evacuation during heavy rain events
Explanation
Properties in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas require flood insurance as a condition of federally backed mortgage loans. Lenders are required by law to ensure borrowers in these areas purchase flood insurance.
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