(A) (1) All existing buildings located within and immediately adjacent to a 100-year floodplain also known as a SFHA, shall be protected from flood damage below the flood protection elevation. No new structures or buildings with basements are permitted within the SFHA as determined by elevation from an FIS or detailed flood study. All buildable residential and nonresidential lots must be outside the SFHA for new development to minimize flood risk associated with base flood and higher-magnitude floods. Subdivisions and planned unit developments are required to obtain a Letter of Map Revision from FEMA in accordance with § 152.091.
(B) This building protection criteria applies to the following situations:
(1) Construction or placement of a new building;
(2) Substantial improvements or structural alterations made to an existing building that increase the floor area by more than 20% or equal or exceed the market value by 50%. Alteration shall be figured cumulatively during the life of the building. If substantially improved, the existing structure and the addition must meet the flood protection standards of this section;
(3) Installing a manufactured home on a new site or a new manufactured home on an existing site. This building protection requirements does not apply to returning a mobile home to the same site it lawfully occupied before it was removed to avoid flood damage; and
(5) Repetitive loss to an existing building.
(6) Repairs made to a substantially damaged building. These repairs shall be figured cumulatively during the life of the building. If substantially damaged the entire structure must meet the flood protection standards of this section.
(Ord. 3187, passed 1-22-19) Penalty, see § 152.999