(A) In addition to the requirements of § 153.35 of this chapter, all structures to be located in a SFHA shall be protected from flood damage below the FPG.
(B) This building protection requirement applies to the following situations:
(1) The construction or placement of any structure having a floor area greater than 400 square feet;
(2) An addition or improvement made to any existing structure where the cost of the addition or improvement equals or exceeds 50% of the value of the existing structure, excluding the value of the land;
(3) Reconstruction or repairs made to a damaged structure where the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure, excluding the value of the land, before damage occurred;
(4) Installing a travel trailer or recreational vehicle on a site for more than 180 days;
(5) Installing a manufactured home on a new site or a new manufactured home on an existing site. This division (B)(5) does not apply to returning an existing manufactured home to the same site it lawfully occupied before it was removed to avoid flood damage;
(6) An addition or improvement made to any existing structure with a previous addition or improvement which was constructed since the community’s first floodplain ordinance; and
(7) Reconstruction or repairs made to a repetitive-loss structure.
(Ord. 2014-05, passed 5-5-2014) Penalty, see § 10.99