(A) In addition to the damage prevention requirements of § 157.06 of this chapter, all buildings to be located in the floodplain shall be protected from flood damage below the flood protection elevation.
(B) This building protection requirement applies to the following situations:
(1) Construction or placement of a new building valued at more than $1,000;
(2) Substantial improvements made to an existing building;
(3) Structural alterations made to an existing building that increase the floor area by more than 20%;
(4) Installing a manufactured home on a new site or a new manufactured home on an existing site (the building protection requirements do not apply to returning a manufactured home to the same site it lawfully occupied before it was removed to avoid flood damage); and
(5) Installing a travel trailer on a site for more than 180 days.
(Prior Code, § 14-1-7)