In 2003 I heard in the elevator "$200K? 

But I would like to hear the best quick Grandma elevator pitches for this situation.Why would this be beneficial for her?  

The street gutter had a feed from the similar white water line but about four feet higher in elevation from the spouts.  

This is likely caused by elevated moisture levels in space.

The Black Mountain recreation area is nice, the elevation keeps it cool (compared to lower areas nearby) and the 56 provides for a short trip to the beach.

Well that depends on what is going on with your elevation certificate and what your current premiums are.

Also flood insurance is a killer and with rates beginning to increase for the next 8 years if you are not above the heights for FEMA guidelines you will need to make the decision whether to eat the flood insurance as a line item, Which will get costly or front the expense to elevate to reduce flood risk for the foreseeable future.

I wonder if this is because the flood map boundaries are not based on elevations?

In Edina, where I'm building, it takes 1.5 weeks.We got the house under contract 2.5 weeks ago and got a survey done last week, only after we knew what was the exact lot size we could start designing the house.See, it was published that the lot was 50' wide and if it's 50' wide or wider, the total sides setback is 12' and I could build 38' wide house.If the lot was 49'11'', the total sides setback is only 10' and I could build a house 40' wide.That's why I was not sure on elevations and the plan, because didn't know what size of the house I could build. 

In the main lobby to the elevator the have the wood look vinyl plank flooring.