Section D.1
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) as shown on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) dated May 8, 2024, and any subsequent revisions.
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. anchoring requirements
All existing manufactured homes located in the base flood area shall be anchored to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement by providing over-the-top and frame ties to ground anchors.
- Minimum lowest floor elevation above base flood elevation1 ft
New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) in Zones AE and A with detailed base flood elevations shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to a minimum of one foot above the base flood level.
- Minimum lowest floor elevation above base flood elevation for nonresidential1 ft
New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or non-residential building (or manufactured home) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to a minimum of one foot above the base flood level.
- Residential setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from base flood area boundary25 ft
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential dwellings adjacent to the base flood area/backwater shall be set back at least 25 feet horizontal distance from the outermost boundary of the base flood area/backwater.
From the ordinance
All uses, activities and development occurring within any floodplain district shall be undertaken only after the issuance of a land disturbance and/or building permit.