Punta Gorda rebuilt under stricter state codes after Hurricane Charley devastated the community in 2004. After Hurricane Ian, a number of homes and buildings appeared largely intact and many showed only minimal damage to their exteriors.
that included some of the toughest storm-specific codes in the country. The storm was a “game-changing hurricane,” said Baughman McLeod, who lived through Andrew and Hurricane Charley, among others, when she resided in Florida.For Punta Gorda, the critical rebuild came after Hurricane Charley decimated the city in 2004.
Many of the homes and buildings were reconstructed to modernized building codes that were improved again in 2007, Schortz said. And in the aftermath of Ian, the buildings left still standing seemed to have at least one thing in common, he said: “Everything with a 2007 code and beyond pretty much was fine.”
At Charlotte High School, which was rebuilt after Charley, a plaque testifies to its commitment to a more resilient future.
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