(A) (1) The Building Official shall require that all buildings used for dwelling purposed (including trailers) to be built or placed in a flood hazard area shall have a minimum floor elevation 12 inches above the greatest flood of local recollection, the Christmas flood of 1964, or the January 1965 flood, whichever is highest.
(2) Elevations may be revised to levels determined by the Corps of Engineers to be less than the level of the above, but not less than a new 100-year flood level as determined by the Corps of Engineers if a new dam construction were to reduce the flood hazard.
(B) Locate public utilities and facilities on the site in a manner as to be elevated and constructed to minimize and eliminate flood damage, such utilities and facilities include sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems.
(C) The Building Official, when reviewing applications for building permits in floodplain areas, shall determine if the proposed construction is consistent with the need to minimize flood damage in the city, and shall require that all construction in a flood hazard area be designed and anchored so as to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the building, or portions thereof, due to flooding, and shall require construction methods consistent with good engineering practices that will minimize flood damage to any building built under a permit in a flood hazard area, and shall require adequate drainage to the lot when he or she deems it necessary to reduce the exposure to flood hazards.
(Ord. 7, passed 7-3-1974)