Amending Chapter 6 Flood Plain Code

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the basement) is elevated to two feet above the regulatory flood profile, as established by the Federal Insurance Administration. (F) Non-residential buildings and structures shall be constructed so that : 1 . The lowest floor (including the basement) shall be elevated to two feet above the regulatory flood profile, as established by the Natural Resources Commission; or 2 . Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities , the building or structure shall be designed so that the flood protection grade shall be at least two (2) feet above the regulatory flood profile. The structure shall be water tight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structure compo- nents having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy. Where floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure in accordance with this provision, a profess- ional architect or engineer registered in the State of Indiana shall certify that the floodproofing methods are reasonably adequate to withstand the flood depth, pressures , volocities , impact, and uplift forces , and other factors associated with the 100-year flood, and a record of such certificate shall be maintained by the Department. 2 . In addition to reviewing applications for building permits for compliance with the provisions set forth in this Article , the Department shall at the time the building permit is issued , obtain and maintain for public use information concerning the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including the basement) of the structure, and where the lowest floor is below grade on one or more sides , the elevation of the floor immediately above. 3 . The following provision shall apply to new mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions , to expansion of existing mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions , to expansion of existing mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions , to mobile homes located in other than a mobile home park or mobile home subdivisions and to existing mobile home parks or mobile home subdivisions whether repair, reconstruction or improvement of streets , utilities , and pads equals to or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the value of the streets , utilities , and pads before the repair, reconstruction, or improvement was commenced . (A) Ground anchors for tie-downs shall be in accordance with the Mobile Home Manufacturers Association standards or standards determined by the Federal Insurance Administration in implementing the National Flood Insurance Program.