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2. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with <br />materials and utility equipment resistant to minimize flood damage. <br />3. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by <br />methods and practices that minimize flood damages. <br />4. Electrical heating ventilation plumbing, air conditioning equipment and other <br />service facilities shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from <br />entering- or accumulating- within the components during conditions of flooding. <br />These include but are not limited to HVAC equipment water softener units, <br />bath/kitchen fixtures ductwork electric meter panels boxes utility/cable boxes, <br />appliances washers dryers refn_gerator etc.) hot water heaters, and electric <br />outlets/switches. <br />5. All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or <br />eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system. <br />6. New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or <br />eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the <br />stems into floodwaters. <br />7. On-site waste di~osal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid <br />impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding. <br />8. And alteration repair reconstruction or improvements to a structure, which <br />complies with the provisions of this Ordinance shall meet the requirements of <br />"new construction" as contained in this Ordinance. <br />9. New solid waste disposal facilities hazardous waste management facilities, <br />salvage yards and chemical storage facilities shall not be permitted in SFHAs. <br />10. A structure or tank for chemical or fuel storage incidental to an allowed use or to <br />the operation of a water treatment plant or wastewater treatment facility may be <br />located in a SFHA only if the structure or tank is either elevated or flood proofed <br />to at least the regulatory flood protection elevation and certified according to <br />Section 14.6(3) of this Ordinance. <br />11. Storage of the following chemical compounds shall be prohibited within SFHAs: <br />a) Acetone, <br />b) Ammonia, <br />c) Benzene, <br />d) Calcium carbide, <br />e) Carbon disulfide, <br />f) Celluloid, <br />g) Chlorine, <br />h) Hydrochloric acid, <br />i) Prussic acid, <br />j) Magnesium, <br />k) Nitric acid, <br />1) Oxides of nitrogen, <br />m) Phosphorus, <br />n) Potassium, <br />o) <br />p) <br /> <br />Sodium, <br />Sulfur, <br />Acet,, l~ene <br /> <br />