ORD-2005-127 - Revisions to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

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09/15/2005 29 c. All foundation enclosures or skirting shall be according to Section 42 -52. d. An evacuation plan must be developed for evacuation of all residents of all new, substantially improved or substantially damaged manufactured home parks or subdivisions located within flood prone areas. This plan shall be filed with and approved by the Floodplain Administrator and the local Emergency Management coordinator. 4. Public roads, private roads and driveways. Any public road, private road, or driveway crossing a Special Flood Hazard Area shall require a `No- Impact' certification approval from the North Carolina Emergency Management Division before any building permits for new construction can be issued, which derive their vehicular access from such public roads, private roads, or driveways. If the "No- Rise" certification data demonstrate that the Base Flood Elevation will rise more than one vertical foot, then the developer shall file a Conditional Letter of Map Revision with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management for review and approval. Before any building permit can be issued for the improvements associated with the stream crossing, an approved Letter of Map Revision shall be on file in the Planning and Inspections Department. 5. Recreational Vehicles. Recreation vehicles placed on sites within a SFHA shall either: a. Be on site for fewer than 180 consecutive days and be fully licensed and ready for highway use (a recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities, and has no permanently attached additions); or (5) b. Meet all the requirements for new construction, including anchoring and elevation requirements of Section 42 -68 and 42 -91 and subsection (3) of this section. 6. Elevated Buildings. New construction or substantial improvements of elevated buildings that include fully enclosed areas that are below the regulatory flood protection elevation shall not be designed to be used for human habitation, but shall be designated to be used only for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage of maintenance equipment used in connection with the premises, be constructed entirely of flood resistant materials below the regulatory flood protection level in A, AO, and AE, zones and meet the following design criteria: a. Measures for complying with this requirement shall be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters. To meet this requirement, the foundation must either be certified by a North Carolina licensed Professional Engineer or Architect or meet the following minimum design criteria: i. Provide a minimum of two openings on different sides of each enclosed area subject to flooding;