(A) No permit or variance shall be issued for a non-residential structure designed to be water-tight below the regional flood elevation until the applicant submits a plan certified by a registered professional engineer or architect that the flood-proofing measures will protect the structure or development to the flood protection elevation and submits a FEMA flood-proofing certificate.
(B) For a structure designed to allow the entry of floodwaters, no permit or variance shall be issued until the applicant submits a plan either:
(1) Certified by a registered professional engineer or architect; or
(2) Meets or exceeds the following standards:
(a) A minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding;
(b) The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one foot above grade; and
(c) Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other coverings or devices, provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters.
(C) Flood-proofing measures shall be designed, as appropriate, to:
(1) Withstand flood pressures, depths, velocities, uplift, and impact forces and other regional flood factors;
(2) Protect structures to the flood protection elevation;
(3) Anchor structures to foundations to resist flotation and lateral movement;
(4) Minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters; and
(5) Minimize or eliminate discharges into floodwaters.
(Ord. 07-2015, passed 9-3-2015)