Article 11, Sections 4.2 and 4.3
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All areas of special flood hazard within Madison County, as identified on the FIRM and FIS.
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Anchoring required
New construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement.
- Enclosure use restriction
Fully enclosed areas below the regulatory flood protection elevation shall not be designed or used for human habitation, but shall only be used for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage of maintenance equipment.
- Flood-resistant materials
New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
- Flood ventilation openings
Provide a minimum of two openings on different sides of each enclosed area subject to flooding; total net area of all openings at least one square inch per square foot of enclosed area; bottom of openings no higher than one foot above adjacent grade.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. requirements
All manufactured homes placed or substantially improved must meet all requirements for new construction, including elevation and anchoring requirements.
- Minimum elevation above base flood1 ft
The lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no less than one (1) foot above the base flood level.
- On-site waste disposal protection
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
- Recreational vehicle requirements
Recreational vehicles must either be on site for fewer than 180 consecutive days and be fully licensed and ready for highway use, or meet all requirements for manufactured homes.
- Sanitary sewage protection
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.
- Utility equipment protection
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.
- Water supply protection
New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.
From the ordinance
New construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement... The lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no less than one (1) foot above the base flood level.