(A) The responsible person shall review all applications for a permit required under this chapter to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding.
(B) If a proposed building site is in a flood prone area, all new construction and substantial improvements (including the placement of manufactured homes) shall be:
(1) Designed (or modified) and adequately anchored to prevent floatation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy;
(2) Constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage;
(3) Constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage, and
(4) Constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment and other service facilities that are designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.
(Prior Code, § 154.05)