(a) All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement.
(b) All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
(c) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage and shall have the lowest floor, including the basement, elevated to at least one foot above the 100-year flood elevation.
(d) All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.
(e) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
(f) New and replacement sanitary sewer systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters.
(g) Any alteration, repair, reconstruction or improvement to a structure, on which the start of construction was begun after the effective date of this chapter, shall meet the requirements of "new construction" as contained in this Zoning Code.
(h) Construction, substantial improvements and encroachments, including fill, are prohibited in a regulatory floodway unless certification by a registered professional engineer is provided which demonstrates that the development will not result in any increase in the 100-year flood elevation.
(i) This section does not obviate the necessity for the applicant to obtain a permit required by any other agency before proceeding with operations approved under this chapter. Obtaining such other approval of permits as may be required is solely the responsibility of the applicant, and no operations shall be initiated by the applicant until such permits have been issued. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources shall be contacted by the applicant regarding acts under the jurisdiction and authority of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
(Ord. 260-A-204. Passed 8-13-90; Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)