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Sec. 6 -39. Flood Plain Regulations <br />(a) After the effective date of this Ordinance, an Imprpvemen.t <br />Location Permit shaITTe require or all new construction <br />and development in an area designated as a Special oo <br />Hazar Area by the Federal Insurance Administration in <br />implementing the.National Flood Insurance Program, pplica,- <br />tions for building permits shall e reviewed and approved in <br />accordance with the followinat <br />(1) Proposed new construction (including prefabricated and <br />mobile homes) and substaFti-al improvements s a mee the <br />following minimum requirements; <br />(A) Construction materials and utility equipment shall be <br />resi.stent to tlood Ta-Tage., <br />(B) Construction methods and practices that will minimize <br />flood damage shall e us-e , <br />(C) Construction shall be protested against flood damage, <br />(D) Construction shall be designed or modified and anchored <br />to prevent flotation,, collapse, or lateralmovement <br />of t e. structure. <br />(E)_ Residential buildings and structures shall be constructed <br />so that the lowest floor (including the basement) is <br />elevated to two feet above the regulatory oo pro ile, <br />as established by the Natural Resources Commission, <br />provi e , however, in accordance with the provisions <br />,of the.National Flood insurance Programf that the <br />community may petition the Federal Insurance <br />Administration for an exception to a ow t e construction <br />of asements and/or storm cellars below the require <br />elevation, The following provisions shall e <br />applicable in instances where suc .exception is <br />granted: <br />1, All new storm cellars shall be limited to non., <br />a ita e uses, and such-fact shall in ea-c -case <br />be reflected in the Office of the County Resor er <br />2_ All electrical; heating, and other mechanical <br />equipment snall De elevated to two feet a ove <br />t e regu atory oo profile; <br />3_. No federal ,flood insurance shall be available for <br />the contents of new storm cellars; <br />4_ All storm cellars shall be designed so as to assure <br />the integrity of t e main structure during times <br />of oo ing,; an <br />5. A professional architect or engineer registered <br />in the-State of Indiana shall certify at t .e <br />0o proo ing methoas-utilizea are reasonably <br />adequate to w::Lthglta_nd the flood depths, pressures, <br />ve ocities, impacts and uplift forces and other <br />actors associated with the 100-year,tlood, <br />,and upon comp etion of the structure, t at said <br />structure as been constructed accordingly., A <br />record of such certification- shall e maintained <br />by the-Building Department, <br />- 2 - <br />