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09/26/2005 31 <br />1 S. Any inhabited sb•uctw~e within any SFHA shall have urzobsh•ucted, dry access during a <br />regulatory flood event. <br />16. New, fill material within any SFHA shall be prohibited, <br />(Ord. of 8-28-1995, § 5.1, eff. 8-28-1995) <br />Sec. 42-92. Specific standards. <br />In all SFHAs where BFE data has been provided, as set forth in <br />Section 42-.37 or 42-69, the following provisions are required: <br />Changes 1. Residential Construction, No new residential consh°uction is allowed. e~ Substantial <br />from improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) shall have the <br />comments deives~#leee reference level, including basement, elevated no lower than two feet above the <br />at the May' regulatory flood protection elevation. Should solid foundation perimeter walls be used to <br />23, 2005 elevate a structure, opening sufficient to automatically facilitate equalization of hydrostatic <br />Quarterly flood forces on exterior walls tlimpeded-men'°'"°"'^ ^Ffl^''''""`°'" """"''° ^'^"'`'"' <br />Public County option to exceed rninhnutn standard <br />Hearing 2. Non-Residential Construction. No new non-residential construction is allowed. er <br />Substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or other non-residential structure <br />shall have the '^~"°~*~r reference level, including <br />Changes basement, elevated no lower than two feet above the regulatory flood protection elevation, <br />from ^^ Structures located in A, ACS, AE and Al-.30 Zones may be flood proofed no lower than two <br />comments at ': feet above the level of the base flood elevation in lieu of elevation provided that all areas of <br />the May 23, ' the structure below the required flood protection elevation are watertight with walls <br />2005 substantially impermeable to the passage of water, using structural components having the <br />Quarterly, _ capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and the effect of buoyancy. A <br />Public !_ "!, North Carolina licensed Professional Engineer or Architect shall certify that the standazds of <br />Hearing , this subsection are satisfied. Such certification shall be provided to the official as set forth in <br />~- ~ Section 42-68. <br />3. Manufactured Homes. County option to exceed minimum standard <br />a. No new nrmzufactured homes are permitted Replacement manufactured homes shall be <br />elevated so that the reference level of the manufactm•ed home is rzo lower° than hvo feet <br />above the regulatoryfloodpratection elevation. <br /> <br /> • <br />' ; > <br />; erne-has <br /> <br /> <br />k <br />" " -s~^ <br />~' ' +• "`' `' uatel <br />~ <br />~ered-ts-an-ade <br />t~ve fee~abeve-t <br />., ~ 3 <br />q <br /> <br />