Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Breakaway wall design safe loading resistance20 psf
a breakaway wall shall have a design safe loading resistance of not less than 10 and no more than 20 pounds per square foot.
- Elevation on pilings or columns
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 is elevated to or above the base flood level if parallel to wave approach, or at least one foot above if perpendicular.
- FillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. for structural support prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The use of fill for structural support of buildings is prohibited.
- Space below lowest floor use
The enclosed space below the lowest floor shall be used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage. Such space shall not be partitioned into multiple rooms, temperature-controlled, or used for human habitation.
From the ordinance
All new construction and substantial improvements in Zones V and VE shall be elevated on pilings or columns... a breakaway wall shall have a design safe loading resistance of not less than 10 and no more than 20 pounds per square foot. The use of fill for structural support of buildings is prohibited.