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<br />3. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods and
<br />practices that minimize flood damages.
<br />4. Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment, and other service
<br />facilities shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or
<br />accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding. These include but are
<br />not limited to HVAC equipment, water softener units, bath/kitchen fixtures, ductwork,
<br />electric meter panelsiboxes, utility /cable boxes, appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerator,
<br />etc.), hot water heaters, and electric outlets /switches.
<br />5. All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate
<br />infiltration of floodwaters into the system.
<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 non - encroachment area,
<br />or stream setbacky provided that the bulk of the building or structure below the regulatory
<br />flood protection elevation in. the floodway, non - encroachment area, or stream setback is not
<br />increased and provided that such repair, reconstruction, or replacement meets all of the other
<br />requirements of this Ordinance.
<br />10. New solid waste disposal facilities, hazardous waste management facilities, salvage yards,
<br />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 a
<br />SFHA only if the structure or tank is either elevated or flood proofed to at least the regulatory
<br />flood protection elevation and certified according to Section 42 -68(3) of this Ordinance.
<br />12. Storage of the following chemical compounds shall be prohibited within SFHAs:
<br />a)
<br />Acetone,
<br />i)
<br />Prussic acid,
<br />b)
<br />Ammonia,
<br />j)
<br />Magnesium,
<br />c)
<br />Benzene,
<br />k)
<br />Nitric acid,
<br />d)
<br />Calcium carbide,
<br />1)
<br />Oxides of nitrogen,
<br />e)
<br />Carbon disulfide,
<br />m)
<br />Phosphorus,
<br />f)
<br />Celluloid,
<br />n)
<br />Potassium,
<br />g)
<br />Chlorine,
<br />o)
<br />Sodium,
<br />h)
<br />Hydrochloric acid,
<br />p)
<br />Sulfur,
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