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ARTICLE 5. PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION <br />Sec.13-16. General Standards <br />In all areas of special flood hazards the following provisions are required for <br />all new construction and substantial improvements: <br />(1) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be designed (or <br />modified) and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral <br />movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy; <br />(2) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by <br />methods and practices that minimize flood damage; <br />(3) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed ~ <br />with materials resistant to flood damage; <br />(4) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed <br />with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning <br />equipment and other service facilities that are designed andlor located so as <br />to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during <br />conditions of flooding; <br />(5) All new and replacement water supply systems sha11 be designed to <br />minimize or eliminate mfiltration of flood waters into the system; <br />(6) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to <br />minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system and <br />discharge from the systems into flood waters; and, <br />(7) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding. <br />. Sec.13-17. Specific Standards . <br />In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data has been <br />provided as set forth in (I) Sec.13-6, (ii) Sec.13-13(8), or (iii) Sec.13-18(3), the <br />. following provisions are required: . <br />(1) Residential Construction. New construction and substantial improvement <br />of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including basement) <br />elevated to a minimum of one foot above the base flood elevation. All new <br />residential construction shall have an access elevation at or above the base <br />flood elevation. No residential construction shall be permitted in the <br />floodway. A registered professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor shall submit a certification to the Floodplain Administrator that the standard <br />of this subsection as proposed in Sec.13-14(a)(1) is satisfied. <br />(2) Nonresidential Construction. New construction and substantial <br />improvements of any commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential structure <br />shall either have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to a <br />Page 13 of 17 <br />