(A) New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to two feet above the base flood elevation.
(B) In AO zones, new construction and substantial improvements shall either have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (at least two feet if no depth number is specified), and adequate drainage paths shall be provided around structures on slopes to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.
(Ord. 518, passed 9-14-89; Am. Ord. 519, passed 10-9-89; Am. Ord. 1995-O-14, passed 5-19-95)