Flooding in Palm Coast

Man-Made Flooding

Over 200 Homes

Surrounded by 13 CDDs (Community Development Districts) are now intermittent waterfront properties.

This is one of the first maps to show the extent of the man-made flooding within the City of Palm Coast, Florida. The majority of these homes never flooded – not even during hurricane season. It wasn’t until someone decided between 2020 and 2024 that ignoring the building ordinances was the way to build.

The Ordinances were and are still ignored by certain builders while the City of Palm Coast, Florida continues to allow and enable it to happen at the expense of the residents who were & are still affected. Funny, the CDDs never seem to flood.

Palm Coast Ordinances at the Time of Building; 2020-2024

These are the City of Palm Coast Building Ordinances that were in effect and ignored at the time the newer builds began creeping higher and higher – up to 3 feet higher than the neighboring lots/homes between 2020 and 2024

As of 2025:

“(a) The drainage system of the permitted lot is an important part of the preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the community. Because each element of that system affects the system as a whole, no alteration of the drainage pattern shall be permitted, except by application to and approval from the City Manager or designee. The property owner, following issuance of a certificate of occupancy (CO), shall be responsible for maintaining the approved drainage pattern on the permitted lot and the area between the roadway and the right-of-way line. Such maintenance shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, mowing, prevention of erosion, and removal of obstructions to the flow of stormwater.”

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As of 2025:

“(b) Owners and contractors constructing a building or facility are responsible for maintaining swales, road surfaces, and adjoining properties. In case of damage to the public right-of-way or to private property, the damage must be corrected by the owner or contractor to the satisfaction of the City Manager or designee.”

As of 2025:

“(c) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent any revisions to the drainage on public rights-of-way by City forces whenever, in the sole opinion of the City, such revisions (or any maintenance efforts by the City) will provide for improvements to the overall stormwater management of the area.”

Palm Coast, FL – New Waterfront Homes

These are actual photos shared by over 200 residents affected by newer & higher buildings that the City of Palm Coast, Florida and the builders, contractors and subcontractors have DELIBERATELY FAILED. The City of Palm Coast wants proof from the affected home-owners that the water being shedded is going down-hill into these homes and onto these properties. They repeatedly ignore items (a), (b) and (c) of Palm Coast City Ordinance Sec 24-159