In all area of special flood hazard, the following provisions
are required for all new construction and substantial improvements:
A. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be designed
(or modified) and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse,
or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and
hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy.
B. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
by methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
C. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
with materials resistant to flood damage.
D. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air-conditioning
equipment and other service facilities that are designed and/or located
so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components
during conditions of flooding.
E. All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system.
F. New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system
and discharge from the systems into floodwaters.
G. On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment
to them or contamination from them during flooding.
In all areas of special flood hazard where base flood elevation data have been provided as set forth in Article III, §
11-1-8, Article IV, §
11-1-15H, or Article V, §
11-1-20C, the following provisions are required:
A. Residential construction. New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the base flood elevation. A registered professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor shall submit certification to the floodplain administrator that the standard of this subsection, as proposed in Article IV, §
11-1-16A(1), is satisfied.
B. Nonresidential construction. New construction and substantial improvements
of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall
either have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above
the base flood level or, together with attendant utility and sanitary
facilities, be designed so that below the base flood level the structure
is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage
of water and with structural components having the capability of resisting
hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy. A registered
professional engineer or architect shall develop and/or review structural
design, specifications, and plans for the construction, and shall
certify that the design and methods of construction are in accordance
with accepted standards of practice as outlined in this subsection.
A record of such certification, which includes the specific elevation
(in relation to mean sea level) to which such structures are floodproofed,
shall be maintained by the floodplain administrator.
C. Enclosures. New construction and substantial improvements with fully
enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are usable solely for parking
of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement,
and which are subject to flooding, shall be designed to automatically
equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for
the entry and exit of floodwaters. Designs for meeting this requirement
must either be certified by a registered professional engineer or
architect or meet or exceed the following minimum criteria:
(1)
A minimum of two openings on separate walls having a total net
area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed
area subject to flooding shall be provided.
(2)
The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one foot
above grade.
(3)
Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other
coverings or devices, provided that they permit the automatic entry
and exit of floodwaters.
D. Manufactured homes.
(1)
All manufactured homes to be placed within Zone A on a community's
FHBM or FIRM shall be installed using methods and practices which
minimize flood damage. For the purpose of this requirement, manufactured
homes must be elevated and anchored to resist flotation, collapse,
or lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not
limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This
requirement is in addition to applicable state and local anchoring
requirements for resisting wind forces.
(2)
Manufactured homes that are placed or substantially improved
within Zones A1-A30, AH and AE on the community's FIRM on sites
outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision, in a new manufactured
home park or subdivision, in an expansion to an existing manufactured
home park or subdivision, or in an existing manufactured home park
or subdivision on which a manufactured home has incurred substantial
damage as a result of a flood shall be elevated on a permanent foundation
such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to
or above the base flood elevation and shall be securely anchored to
an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse,
and lateral movement.
(3)
Manufactured homes to be placed or substantially improved on sites in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision with Zones A1-A30, AH and AE on the community's FIRM that are not subject to the provisions of Subsection
D of this section shall be elevated so that either:
(a)
The lowest floor of the manufactured home is at or above the
base flood elevation; or
(b)
The manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers
or other foundation elements of at least equivalent strength that
are no less than 36 inches in height above grade and shall be securely
anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation,
collapse, and lateral movement.
E. Recreational vehicles.
(1) Recreational
vehicles placed on sites within Zones A1-A30, AH, and AE on the community's
FIRM shall either:
(a) Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days; or
(b) Be fully licensed and ready for highway use; or
(c) Meet the permit requirements of Article IV, §
11-1-16A, and the elevation and anchoring requirements for manufactured homes in Subsection
D of this section.
(2) A
recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels
or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick-disconnect-type
utilities and security devices, and has no permanently attached additions.
Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in Article III, §
11-1-8, are areas designated as areas of shallow flooding. These areas have special flood hazards associated with flood depths of one foot to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable, and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow; therefore, the following provisions apply:
A. All new construction and substantial improvements of residential
structures shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated
to or above the base flood elevation or the highest adjacent grade
at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the community's
FIRM (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).
B. All new construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential
structures shall:
(1)
Have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above
the base flood elevation or the highest adjacent grade at least as
high as the depth number specified in feet on the community's
FIRM (at least two feet if no depth number is specified); or
(2)
Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be
designed so that below the base specified flood depth in an AO Zone,
or below the base flood elevation in an AH Zone, the structure is
watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of
water and with structural components having the capability of resisting
hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy.
C. A registered professional engineer or architect shall submit a certification to the floodplain administrator that the standards of this section, as proposed in Article IV, §
11-1-16, are satisfied.
D. Within Zone AH or AO, adequate drainage paths around structures on
slopes, to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures,
are required.
Located within areas of special flood hazard established in Article III, §
11-1-8, are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris, potential projectiles and erosion potential, the following provisions shall apply:
A. Encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new construction, substantial
improvements and other development, within the adopted regulatory
floodway unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic
analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice
that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in
flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base
flood discharge.
B. If Subsection
A above is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Article V.
C. Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the National
Flood Insurance Program Regulations, a community may permit encroachments
within the adopted regulatory floodway that would result in an increase
in base flood elevations, provided that the community first completes
all the provisions required in Section 65.12.
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located,
extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms
of this Section 11-1 and other applicable regulations. Violation of
the provisions of this Section 11-1 by failure to comply with any
of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards
established in connection with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Any person who violates this Section 11-1 or fails to comply with
any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
more than $500 and/or be subject to 90 days' imprisonment for each
violation, and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses involved
in the case. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the governing
body from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent
or remedy any violation.