Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Adequate drainage paths
Adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes shall be provided to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.
Other
- Lowest floor elevation for residential structures2 ft
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM, above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
From the ordinance
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM... If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.