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Article 7. Standards for Protection of Structures
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A. The protection requirements of this article apply to all new structures and substantial improvements in the SFHA, which include:

1. Construction or placement of a new structure;

2. Reconstruction, rehabilitation, or other improvement that will result in a substantially improved building;

3. Repairs to an existing building that has been substantially damaged;

4. Placing a manufactured home on a site;

5. Placing a recreational vehicle or travel trailer on a site for more than one hundred eighty (180) days.

B. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.

C. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage.

(Ord. 6605 § 2, Added, 01/25/2017)