§ 11-625. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS.

All new construction and substantial improvements of structures, including manufactured homes, shall be constructed:

(a)

With flood resistant materials, and utility equipment resistant to flood damage for areas below the base flood elevation.

(b)

Using methods and practices that minimize flood damage.

(c)

With electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air conditioning equipment and other service facilities that are designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.

(d)

Within Zones AH or AO, so that there are adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide flood waters around and away from structures.

(e)

All fill placed in the area of the building pads shall be compacted to 95 percent of the maximum density obtainable with the Standard Proctor Test method issued by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM Standard D-698).

(Added Ord. 2005-102, § 2, eff. 9-20-05; Am. Ord. 2007-92, § 3, eff. 1-17-08; Am. Ord. 2014-15, § 2, eff. 4-18-14).