Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All privately and publicly owned lands within the City of Covington identified as areas of special flood hazard on the FIRM or FIS
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Anchoring
New construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement.
- Electrical and service facilities
Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment, and other service facilities shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.
- Flood-resistant materials
New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
- Methods to minimize flood damage
New construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
- Non-residential floodproofing2 ft
Non-residential buildings located in all A1-30, AE, and AH zones 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 feet are water tight.
- Non-residential lowest floor elevation18 inches
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 or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.
- Residential lowest floor elevation18 inches
New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) in Zones A1-30, AE, AH, and A with detailed base flood elevations shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.
- Sanitary sewage systems
New and replacement 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.
- Space below lowest floor
In zones A, AE, AH, AO, and A1-A30, fully enclosed areas below the regulatory flood protection elevation shall not be used for human habitation, but for parking, building access, or limited storage; constructed of flood-resistant materials; include openings to equalize hydrostatic forces.
- Subdivision proposals
All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage; have public utilities located to minimize flood damage; have adequate drainage; and where BFE data is not available, it shall be generated for proposals with at least 50 lots or 5 acres.
- On-site waste disposal
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
- Water supply systems
New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.
- Zoning permit required
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain district shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a zoning permit.
From the ordinance
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain district shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a zoning permit. New construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement.