Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas designated as AO Zone on the FIRM (shallow flooding areas)
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Adequate drainage paths around structures
Adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes shall be provided to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.
- Lowest floor elevation for non-residential structures2 feet above highest adjacent grade (if no depth number)
All new construction and substantial improvements of non-residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM, above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated at least two feet above the highest adjacent grade; or, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities be completely floodproofed to the specified flood level...
- Lowest floor elevation for residential structures2 feet above highest adjacent grade (if no depth number)
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM, above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
From the ordinance
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM, above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.