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r) <br />Gasoline and an <br />petroleum ron duct, <br />s) <br />Lumber, <br />t) <br />Charcoal or coal <br />dust <br />u) <br />Polychlorinated <br />biphenvls (PCBs), <br />v) <br />Polynucle ar <br />aromatic <br />hydrocarbons <br />(PA-Hs), <br />w) Volatile organic <br />compounds (VOCs), or <br />x) Any priority pollutants <br />listed in Table 1 of <br />Section 307 of the Clean <br />Water Act (P.L. 92 -500), <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 dry 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 Specific standards. <br />In all SFHAs where BFE data has been Provided as set forth in Section 4 2 38 or 21 0'-ft <br />following provisions are required: <br />1. Residential Construction. New construction within the SFHA shall be prohibited <br />Substantial improvement of any existing residential structure (including manufactured <br />homes) shall have the reference level including basement elevated no lower than two (2) <br />feet above the regulatory 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 lower <br />than the regulatory 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 />elevation are watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water, <br />using structural components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and <br />hydrodynamic loads and the effect of buoyancy. A North Carolina licensed Professional <br />