Amending Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code Building Code Flood Plain Regulations

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(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 Commis's'ion; or 2_. Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, said building or structure shall be designed so that below the base flood level the structure is watertight `with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structure components 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 provisions', a professional architect or engineer registered in the State of Indiana shall certify that the floodproofing methods are reasonably adequate to withstand the flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact, and uplift forces, and other factors associated with the 100 -year flood, and a record of such certificate shall be maintained by the Building Department'.. (2) In addition to reviewing applications for Building Permits for compliance with the provisions set forth in this Ordinance, the Building Department shall at the time a 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 provisions 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 new mobile homes located in other than a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision and to existing mobile home parks or mobile home subdivisions where the repair, reconstruction or improvement of streets, utilities, and pads equals or exceeds fifty per cent (500) of the value of the streets, utilities, and pads before the repair, reconstruction, or improvement was commenced„ (A) Ground anchors for the downs shall be. in accordance with the Mobile Home Manufacturer's Association Standards or standards determined by t e Federal Insurance Administration in implementing the National Flood Insurance Program. (B) Stands or lots shall be elevated on compacted fill or on piles so that the pads are elevated to two feet above the regulatory flood profile, as established by the Natural Resources Commission. (C) Adequate surface drainage and easy access for a hauler shall be provided. - 3 -