§ 153.35 STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING (AO ZONES).
   Located within the areas of the special flood hazard defined in § 153.03 are areas designated as shallow flooding. These areas have special flood hazards, associated with base-flood depths of 1 to 3 feet, where a clearly defined channel does not exist and where the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate; therefore, the following provisions apply:
   (A)   All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated above the crown of the nearest street to or above the depth number specified on the flood insurance rate map for the township.
   (B)   All new construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential structures shall:
      (1)   Have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated above ground of the nearest street to or above the depth number specified on the flood insurance rate map; or
      (2)   Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities be completely flood-proofed to or above that level so that any space below that level is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy.
(Ord. passed 3-25-2008)