A. New permanent residential construction or replacement of factory built units, modular or mobile, shall have the lowest floor intended for human occupancy elevated above the base flood elevation of 505 feet.

B. Construction covered shall have provision for drainage away from lowest level of structure to guide rising, or receding, waters around and away from structure.

C. Support below the lowest floor may be of poured in place reinforced concrete, structural steel, reinforced concrete masonry or heavy treated timbers. Structure shall be designed to resist static sand dynamic loading. Dynamic loading shall be at flood level of 505 feet and shall include current with debris. Design minimum shall be six mile per hour current with a one thousand pound floating debris strike.

D. If design is for fully or partially enclosed area(s) below the lowest floor, such area(s) shall be used solely for parking of vehicles, incidental storage and access. When used for vehicle parking, the floor construction shall be protected by one hour fire rated ceiling.

E. No heating, ventilating, or air conditioning equipment and no electric panel boards shall be located below the 505 foot base flood elevation.

F. Fully enclosed area(s) below the lowest floor shall be designed to provide for automatic equalization of hydrostatic forces from rising or receding waters per section 1452-E of these regulations.

G. Support structures shall be designed by a professional engineer or architect, registered in the State of Ohio, and the plans shall carry the name, address and registration number of the designer.

H. Designer shall furnish, upon request to the Village of New Richmond, copies of the design parameters and calculations. Review of the design calculations by the Village does not absolve the designer of the responsibility for the appropriateness or structural adequacy of the design.

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Diane Durham, Clerk/Treasurer

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