ORD-2005-024 - Orange County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Amendments

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im ii. Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any non - residential structure in Zone AE, A, or AO will be flood - proofed; and iii. Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any proposed utility systems will be elevated or flood proofed. c. If flood proofing, a flood proofing certificate and contingency plans from a North Carolina licensed professional engineer or architect certifying that the non - residential flood proofed development will meet the flood- proofing criteria. d. To ensure compliance with the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, a Foundation Plan, drawn to scale, shall include details of the proposed foundation system. These details include but are not limited to: i. Proposed method of elevation, if applicable (i.e., fill, solid foundation perimeter wall, solid backfilled foundation, open foundation on columns /posts /piers /piles /shear wall); and ii. Openings to facilitate equalization of hydrostatic flood forces on walls, when solid foundation perimeter walls are used. e. Usage details of any enclosed space below the regulatory flood protection elevation. f. Plans and /or details for the protection of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems to be located and constructed to minimize flood damage; g. Copy of all other Local, State and Federal permits required prior to floodplain development permit issuance (i.e. Wetlands, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Riparian Buffers, Mining, etc.) h. If the Floodplain Administrator issues a floodplain development permit for placement of recreational vehicles and /or temporary structures, documentation to ensure that the improvements comply with the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. If a watercourse is proposed to be altered and /or relocated, a description of the extent of watercourse alteration or relocation, an engineering report on the effects of the proposed project on the flood- carrying capacity of the watercourse and the effects to properties located both upstream and downstream; and a map (if not shown on plot plan) showing the location of the proposed watercourse alteration or relocation. ui: ' Ile ic:, .;F,;' ._i:? irx. 'kdn.i11(r..E3(3,,.. :;<'•.'.ISifcc.ssil;