Sec. 74-911 through 74-917

Other

• Anchoring required

  All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure.

• Flood opening requirements

  Provide a minimum of two (2) openings on different sides of each enclosed area subject to flooding. The total net area of all openings must be at least one (1) square inch for each square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding. The bottom of all required openings shall be no higher than one (1) foot above the adjacent grade.

• Flood-resistant materials

  New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.

• Flood-resistant utilities

  New and replacement water supply and sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters.

• Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. elevation1.5 ft

  All manufactured homes shall be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor is elevated to at least one (1) foot above the base flood elevation.

• Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Accessory structures shall be limited to no more than six hundred (600) square feet in total floor area.

• Nonresidential lowest floor elevation1.5 ft

  New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or nonresidential building shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.

• Nonresidential floodproofing elevation2 ft

  Nonresidential buildings may be floodproofed in lieu of being elevated provided that all areas of the building components below the elevation corresponding to the BFE plus two (2) feet are watertight.

• Permit required

  No person shall engage in any development in the special flood hazard area without first obtaining a permit from the Floodplain Administrator.

• Residential lowest floor elevation1.5 ft

  New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.

• Recreational vehicle placement

  Recreational vehicles placed on sites shall either be on the site for fewer than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days or be fully licensed and ready for highway use.

• Subdivision flood damage minimization

  All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.