A surveyor is mapping a coastal community where FEMA's FIRM shows a Zone VE with a BFE of 12 feet. The structure's lowest horizontal structural member is at 11.5 feet. What is the correct finding?
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A
The structure is compliant because it is within 1 foot of BFE
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B
The structure is non-compliant because the lowest horizontal structural member must be at or above BFE
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C
The structure is compliant because Zone VE only requires the lowest floor to meet BFE
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D
The structure is non-compliant only if it was built after the FIRM's effective date