ESTHER
The Ester village council voted to introduce a second reading of the ordinance on March 1, which would add standards for the construction of one-family houses.
During the recovery process after Hurricane Jan, some Estero residents asked for permission to put their flooded homes on stilts, Village Manager Steve Sarkozy said.
In November, the village adopted updated regulations for the arrangement of the floodplain, which require the elevation of houses in some areas. The new regulations require additional infill or the construction of stilt houses to meet flood elevation requirements.
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