Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- SFHA
- Geographic extent
- Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure use restriction
Be useable only for parking of vehicles or limited storage
- Anchoring required
Be anchored to prevent flotation
- Electrical and mechanical equipment elevation
Have electrical service and mechanical equipment elevated to or above the base flood elevation
- Flood damage-resistant materials
Be constructed with flood damage-resistant materials below the base flood elevation
- Flood openings required
Shall be provided with flood openings which shall meet the following criteria: ...
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure floor area in SFHA600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Be limited to no more than 600 square feet in total floor area
- Declaration of Land Restriction
A signed Declaration of Land Restriction (Non-Conversion Agreement) shall be recorded on the property deed.
From the ordinance
Accessory structures in the SFHA shall comply with the elevation requirements... or, if not elevated or dry floodproofed, shall: Not be used for human habitation; Be limited to no more than 600 square feet in total floor area; ...