(a) Residential structures. Within any designated Floodway (FW), Flood-Fringe (FF) or General Floodplain (FA) District, the lowest floor (including the basement) of any new or improved residential structure shall be at least one and one-half feet above the 100-year flood elevation.
(b) Nonresidential structures.
(1) Within any designated Floodway (FW), Flood-Fringe (FF) or General Floodplain (FA) District, the lowest floor (including the basement) of any new or new or improved nonresidential structure shall be at least one and one-half feet above the 100-year flood elevation or be designed and constructed so that the space enclosed by such structure shall remain either completely or essentially dry during any flood up to that height.
(2) Any structure, or part thereof, which will not be completely or adequately elevated, shall be designed and constructed to be completely or essentially dry in accordance with the standards contained in the publication entitled Floodproofing Regulations, or some other equivalent standard, for that type of construction.
(Ord. 529, passed 7-15-1981)