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15 <br />m) Phosphorus, <br />n) Potassium, <br />o) Sodium, <br />p) Sulfur, <br />~ Acet ly ene <br />r) Gasoline and any <br />petroleum product, <br />s) Lumber, <br />t) Charcoal or coal <br />dust <br />u) Polychlorinated <br />biphenyls (PCBs), <br />v) Polesnuclear <br />aromatic <br />~drocarbons <br />PAHs <br />w) Volatile organic <br />compounds IVOCs). or <br />x) AnYpriority pollutants <br />listed in Table 1 of <br />Section 307 of the Clean <br />Water Act (P.L. 92-5~ <br />as amended <br />12 Hospitals nursing_homes foster care facilities sheriff's facilities, fire stations, <br />emergency operations centers and vehicle and equipment storage facilities shall <br />not be permitted in SFHAs. <br />13 Any inhabited structure within any SFHA shall have unobstructed, drv access <br />during a regulatory flood event. <br />14 New fill material within any SFHA shall be prohibited. <br />15. Public utilities and facilities shall be constructed to minimize flood damage <br />consistent with these and all other applicable County regulations. <br />16. In cases where development is otherwise allowed within identified SFHA's, <br />adequate drainage shall be provided. <br />Sec.6.32.2 Suecific standards. <br />In all SFHAs where BFE data has been Qrovided as set forth in Section 4.2.38 or 21.9, the <br />following~provisions are required: <br />1 Residential Construction New construction within the SFHA shall be prohibited. <br />Substantial improvement of anx existing- residential structure (including manufactured <br />homes) shall have the reference level including basement elevated no lower than two (2) <br />feet above the re ug latory flood protection elevation as defined in Article 22 of this <br />Ordinance Should solid foundation perimeter walls be used to elevate a structure, opening <br />sufficient to automatically facilitate equalization of hydrostatic flood forces on exterior <br />walls shall be provided pursuant to Section 14.6.2. <br />2. Non-Residential Construction. New construction within the SFHA shall be <br />prohibited Substantial improvement of any existing commercial, industrial, or other non- <br />residential structure shall have the reference level including basement, elevated no low- er <br />than the regulator flood protection elevation. Structures located in the AE Zone may be <br />flood proofed no lower than two feet above the level of the base flood elevation in lieu of <br />elevation provided that all areas of the structure below the required flood protection <br />