Section 175-80
GENERAL STANDARDS
In
all special flood hazard areas the property owner is
ultimately responsible for insuring the following provisions have
been
considered:
A.
New construction and substantial improvements shall be
anchored to prevent floatation, collapse or lateral movement of the
structure.
B.
New construction and substantial improvements shall be
constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood
damage.
C.
New construction or substantial improvements shall be
constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
D.
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.
E.
New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.
F.
New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed
to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems
and
discharges from the systems into flood waters.
G.
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and
constructed to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them
during
flooding.
H.
Any alteration, repair, reconstruction or improvements to a
building that is in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance
shall meet
the requirements of “new construction” as contained in this
ordinance.
I.
Any alteration, repair, reconstruction or improvements to a
building that is not in compliance with the provisions of this
ordinance, shall
be undertaken only if said non-conformity is not furthered, extended,
or
replaced.
J.
Prior to any proposed alteration or relocation of any
channels or of any watercourse, stream, etc., within this jurisdiction
a permit
shall be obtained from the U. S. Corps of Engineers, the Virginia
Department of
Environmental Quality, and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (a
joint
permit application is available from any of these organizations).
Furthermore, notification of the proposal shall be given by the
applicant
to all affected adjacent jurisdictions, the Department of Conservation
and
Recreation (Division of Dam Safety and Floodplain Management) and the
Federal
Insurance Administration.
K.
The flood carrying capacity within an altered or relocated
portion of any watercourse shall be maintained.