Building permits are required in order to determine whether all new construction or substantial improvements are:
(A) Located in an identified floodplain, floodway, or other flood hazard area;
(B) Designed (or modified) and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy;
(C) Constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage as outlined in FEMA Technical Bulletin 2-93 (FIA-TB-2), or the most recent revision thereof;
(D) Constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage;
(E) 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;
(F) To comply with W. Va. Code 11-3-3a, concerning County Assessor building or real property improvement notice; and
(G) Approved by the County Health Department for well, septic, and other permits to assure facilities are designed and located in compliance with the flood damage reduction requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 5-4-1992; Ord. passed 2-8-2010)