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27 <br />05/12/2005 <br />6. New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate <br />infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into floodwaters. <br />7. On -site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid impairment to them <br />or contamination from them during flooding. <br />8. Any alteration, repair, reconstruction, or improvements to a structure, which complies with <br />the provisions of this Ordinance, shall meet the requirements of "new construction" as <br />contained in this Ordinance. <br />9. Non - conforming buildings or uses or other development may not be enlarged, replaced, or <br />rebuilt unless such enlargement or reconstruction is accomplished conforming to the <br />provisions of this Ordinance. Provided, however, nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the <br />repair, reconstruction, or replacement of a building or structure existing on the effective date <br />of this Ordinance and located totally or partially within the floodway zene, non- <br />encroachment area, or stream setbac provided that the bulk of the building or structure <br />below the regulatory flood protection elevation in the floodway zone, non - encroachment <br />area, or stream setback is not increased and if provided that such repair, reconstruction, or <br />replacement meets all of the other requirements of this Ordinance. <br />10. New solid waste disposal facilities, hazardous waste management facilities, salvage <br />yards, and chemical storage facilities shall not be permitted in SFHAs. <br />11. A structure or tank for chemical or fuel storage incidental to an allowed use or to the <br />operation of a water treatment plant or wastewater treatment facility may be located in <br />a SFHA only if the structure or tank is either elevated or flood proofed to at least the <br />regulatory flood protection elevation and certified according to Section 42 -68(3) of this <br />Ordinance. <br />12. Storage of the following chemical compounds shall be prohibited within SFHAs: <br />a) <br />Acetone, <br />m) Phosphorus, <br />b) <br />Ammonia, <br />n) <br />Potassium, <br />c) <br />Benzene, <br />o) <br />Sodium, <br />d) <br />Calcium carbide, <br />p) <br />Sulfur, <br />e) <br />Carbon disulfide, <br />q) <br />Acetylene gas, <br />f) <br />Celluloid, <br />r) <br />Gasoline, <br />g) <br />Chlorine, <br />_s) <br />Any petroleum product, <br />h) <br />Hydrochloric acid, <br />t) <br />Lumber, and <br />i) <br />Prussic acid, <br />u) <br />Charcoal or coal dust. <br />j) <br />Magnesium, <br />k) <br />Nitric acid, <br />1) <br />Oxides of nitrogen, <br />13. Hospitals, <br />nursing homes, <br />foster care facilities, sheriffs facilities, fire stations, <br />emergency operations centers, and vehicle and equipment storage facilities shall not be <br />permitted in SFHAs. <br />14. Any inhabited structure within any SFHA shall have unobstructed, dry access during a <br />regulatory flood event. <br />15. New fill material within any SFHA shall be prohibited. <br />