§ 36-883. Building sites.

If a proposed building site is in a floodprone area, all new construction (including the placement of manufactured homes) must be:

(1)

Designed (or modified) and adequately anchored to prevent floatation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy;

(2)

Constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage;

(3)

Constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage;

(4)

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; and

(5)

Approved by the city engineer.

( Ord. No. 2016-14 , § 7.3, 10-18-2016)