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Policies,Practices,Programs,Regulations and Activities Document Effectiveness Rationale for <br /> (Existing and potential) Reference for Mitigation Effectiveness <br /> (Include page (High/Medium <br /> numbers or /Low/Not <br /> Other Source) Effective) <br /> Notes:gaps, <br /> shorlfalls, <br /> conflicts, or <br /> 0 ortunities <br /> structures that are below the lowest floor of buildin s <br /> located with a SFHA: <br /> (1) Shall not be desi�ned or used for human <br /> habitation, but shall only be used for uarkin�of � <br /> vehicles, buildin� access or limited storage of <br /> maintenance equipment used in connection with <br /> the nremises. Access to the enclosed area shall <br /> be the minimum necessarv to allow for parki� <br /> of vehicles (�ara�e door) or limited stora e of <br /> maintenance equipment (standard exterior door) <br /> or entrv to the living area (stairway or elevator) <br /> The interior uortion of such enclosed area shall <br /> not be finished or nartitioned into sevarate <br /> rooms,except to enclose starage areas• � <br /> (2) Shall be constructed entirelv of flood resistant <br /> materials below the re ulatory flood protection <br /> elevation; <br /> (3) Shall include flood openin�s to automatically <br /> equalize hydrostatic flood forces on walls bX <br /> allowin�for the entry and exit of floodwaters <br /> To meet this requirement, the openin s�must <br /> either be certified by a professional en�ineer or <br /> architect or meet or exceed the followine <br /> minimum design criteria; <br /> a. A minimum of two flood openin s�on <br /> different sides of each enclosed area <br /> subject to flooding; <br /> b. The total net area of all flood openings must be <br /> at least one(1) square inch for each square foot <br /> of enclosed area sub�ect to flooding• <br /> c. If a building has more than one enclosed <br /> area,each enclosed area must have flood <br /> o enin s to allow floodwaters to <br /> 91 <br />