All subdivisions shall conform to the flood damage prevention regulations as set forth by the City Code. All subdivisions located in the area of special flood hazard as defined in section 9-6-2 shall be required to elevate all public streets located within the subdivision such that the lowest point on the street is no less than one foot below the 100-year flood elevation or no lower than the highest accessible point on the adjacent public street providing access to the site which shall be the point of entry between the development and the adjacent public street. All subdivisions located in the area of special flood hazard as defined in section 9-6-2 shall be required to elevate all private streets located within the subdivision upon property having a zoning classification allowing a residential use as a permitted use such that the lowest point on the street is no less than one foot below the 100-year flood elevation or no lower than the highest accessible point on the adjacent public street providing access to the site which shall be the point of entry between the development and the public street. Notwithstanding the foregoing, additional points of access onto a public street may be allowed to be constructed at a lesser elevation provided that the access is no lower than the elevation of the point of access to the public street and provided that all elevations are no lower than the minimum necessary to provide safe access to the public street.
(Ord. No. 00-19, § 14, passed 2-10-2000)