§ 16-126. General standards.

The village is comprised of the following flood zones: AE, X and X-500. In all areas of special flood hazard, all development sites including new construction and substantial improvements shall be reasonably safe from flooding, and meet the following provisions:

(1)

New construction and substantial improvements shall be designed or modified and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, and lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy;

(2)

New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage;

(3)

New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage;

(4)

Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment and other service facilities, including duct work, shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding;

(5)

New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems;

(6)

New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into floodwaters;

(7)

On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding;

(8)

Any alteration, repair, reconstruction or improvements to a building that is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall meet the requirements of "new construction" as contained in this chapter;

(9)

Any alteration, repair, reconstruction or improvements to a building that is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be undertaken only if said nonconformity is not furthered, extended or replaced;

(10)

All applicable additional federal, State of Florida, and local permits shall be obtained and submitted to the floodplain administrator along with the application for development permit. Copies of such permits shall be maintained on file with the development permit. State of Florida permits may include, but not be limited to the following:

a.

South Florida Water Management District: In accordance with F.S. § 373.036(2)(a) "Flood Protection and Floodplain Management";

b.

Department of community affairs: In accordance with F.S. § 380.05 "Areas of Critical State Concern"; and F.S. ch. 553, pt. IV "Florida Building Code";

c.

Department of health: In accordance with F.S. § 381.0065 "On-site Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems"; and

d.

Department of Environmental Protection, Coastal Construction Control Line: In accordance with F.S. § 161.053 "Coastal Construction and Excavation".

(11)

When proposed new construction and substantial improvements are partially located in an area of special flood hazard, the entire structure shall meet the standards for new construction.

(12)

When proposed new construction and substantial improvements are located in multiple flood hazard risk zones or in a flood hazard risk zone with multiple base flood elevations, the entire structure shall meet the standards for the most hazardous flood hazard risk zone and the highest base flood elevation.

(Ord. No. 201, § 2, 3-15-2011)