Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas known as Coastal High Hazard areas, extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Anchoring
Pile or column foundation anchored to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement.
- Breakaway Walls
Space below lowest floor free of obstruction or constructed with breakaway walls with design safe loading resistance of 10-20 pounds per square foot.
- Elevation on Pilings
Elevated on pilings or columns so that bottom of lowest horizontal structural member is at or above design flood elevation.
- Enclosed Space Use299 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Enclosed space below lowest floor shall be used solely for parking, building access, or storage, and shall be no more than 299 square feet.
- FillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. Prohibition
The use of fill for structural support of buildings is prohibited.
New, replacement, or substantially improved manufactured homes are prohibited within Zones V1—V30, V and VE.
- Sand Dune Alteration
The man-made alteration of sand dunes, which would increase potential flood damage, is prohibited.
From the ordinance
All new construction and substantial improvements in Zones V and VE shall be elevated on pilings or columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor (excluding the pilings or columns) is elevated to or above the design flood elevation.