(a) The office of the Director of Public Service shall examine and review all building permit applications for new construction or substantial improvements or razing and demolition to determine whether proposed building sites are reasonably safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is in a location that has a flood hazard, any proposed new construction or substantial improvement, including prefabricated and mobile homes, must:
(1) Be designed (or modified) and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure;
(2) Use construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage, and
(3) Use construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage; and
(b) The office of the Service-Safety Director shall examine and review subdivision proposals and other proposed new developments to assure that:
(1) All such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage;
(2) All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems are located, elevated and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage, and
(3) Adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure to flood hazards; and
(c) The office of the Service-Safety Director shall require new or replacement water supply systems and/or sanitary sewage systems to be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters, and require on-site waste disposal systems to be located so as to avoid impairment of them or contamination from them during flooding. (Res. 1-75. Passed 1-7-75.)