Location of Critical Facilities. New critical facilities shall, to the extent feasible, be located outside of the special flood hazard area (100-year floodplain) and outside of the 0.2% annual chance flood hazard area (500-year floodplain). If documentation is provided that feasible sites outside of the special flood hazard are not available that satisfy the objectives of a proposed critical facility, then the critical facility shall:
(A) Have the lowest floors elevated to or above the 0.2% annual chance flood hazard area (500-year floodplain) elevation plus one (1) foot (305 mm), or to the design flood elevation, whichever is higher; and
(B) Meet the applicable flood resistant requirements of the Florida Building Code and ASCE 24, and where elevation requirements are specified, the minimum elevation shall be the 0.2% annual chance flood hazard area (500-year floodplain) elevation plus one (1) foot (305 mm), or to the design flood elevation, whichever is higher; and
(C) Have access routes that are elevated to or above the 0.2% annual chance flood hazard area (500-year floodplain) elevation.
(Ord. 2014-04, passed 3-4-14)