15.55.220 Critical facilities.
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A. Construction of new critical facilities shall be, to the extent possible, located outside the limits of the SFHA.
B. Construction of new critical facilities in the SFHA shall be permissible if no feasible alternative site is available, provided:
1. Critical facilities shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus three (3) feet or to the height of the five hundred (500) year flood, whichever is higher.
2. If there is no available data on the five hundred (500) year flood, the permit applicant shall develop the needed data in accordance with FEMA mapping guidelines.
3. Access to and from the critical facility shall be protected to the elevation of the five hundred (500) year flood.