§ 4.05.300. Standards of construction.

If a proposed building site is in a floodprone area, all new construction and substantial improvements, including manufactured homes, shall:

(1)

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.

(2)

Be constructed:

a.

With materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage;

b.

Using methods and practices that minimize flood damage;

c.

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.

(Prior Code, § 3561)