16R.37.050 Standards of construction - Construction materials and methods.

   All new construction and substantial improvement shall be constructed:

   A.   With materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage;

   B.   Using methods and practices that minimize flood damage;

   C.   With electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air conditioning equipment and other service facilities that are designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding; and if

   D.   Within zones designated as AH or AO on the approved floodplain maps on file in the office of the building division, so that there are adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide flood waters around and away from proposed structures.

(Res. No. 124 96-97)