All new construction and substantial improvements to structures located in an “A” Zone shall:
(A) For residential structures, have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to one (1) foot above the Base Flood Elevation.
(B) For non-residential structures, have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated or flood-proofed to one (1) foot above the Base Flood Elevation.
(C) Be designed or modified and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure.
(D) Be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
(E) Be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage to other properties.
(F) Have all structural components below the Base Flood Elevation designed to be water-tight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and such structural components shall be designed to resist hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and the effects of buoyancy.
(G) For structures mandated to have emergency escape and rescue windows, the top wall of the egress well shall be located not less than eight (8) inches above the applicable minimum sill elevation. All required emergency escape and rescue windows shall meet the minimum standards for construction of areaways and window wells as noted on Exhibit “A” to this Chapter and so otherwise required by local, state or federal law. (Ord. No. 16-02; 02-09-16)