Uses normally permitted within the existing zoning districts shall be permitted subject to the following restrictions, conditions, and standards applicable to tidal inundation:
(A) All buildings or structures shall be located landward above the mean higher high tide. The placement of manufactured homes shall be prohibited in tidal FP-2 areas.
(B) All buildings or structures shall be elevated so that the lowest supporting member is located no lower than the base flood elevation level, with all space below the lowest supporting member open so as not to impede the flow of water, except for breakaway walls. Compliance shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect.
(C) All buildings or structures shall be securely anchored on pilings or columns. Pilings or columns used as structural supports shall be designed and anchored so as to withstand all impact forces and buoyancy factors of the base flood. There shall be no fill used for structural support. Compliance shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect.
(D) Space below the lowest floor below the flood level shall include the following supplemental requirements:
(1) Any alteration, repair, reconstruction, or improvement to a structure started after December 12, 1980, shall not enclose the space below the lowest floor unless breakaway walls are used as provided for in this subdivision.
(2) Breakaway walls may be allowed below the base flood elevation provided they are not a part of the structural support of the building and are designed so as to breakaway, under abnormally high tides or wave action, without damage to the structural integrity of the building on which they are to be used.
(3) If breakaway walls are utilized, such enclosed space shall not be used for human habitation.
(4) Prior to construction, plans for any structure which will have breakaway walls shall be submitted to the Floodplain Administrator for approval.
('66 Code, § 9-4.2008) (Ord. 708-C-S, passed 5-12-88) Penalty, see §§ 1-2.01 et seq.