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ORDINANCE 2012-023 SECTION #4: Amend LDR Chapter 930, Stormwater Management and Flood Protection, Subsection 930.07(2)(a)3, to read as follows: The community development department shall review all permit applications to determine whether the proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is in a flood -prone area, all new construction and substantial improvements shall: a. Be designed or modified and adequately anchored to prevent floatation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy; b. Be constructed with materials resistant to flood damage for any portion of the building that is elevated less than one-half (0.5) foot above base flood elevation; C. Be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damages, and; d. Be constructed with electrical equipment, heating equipment, ventilation equipment, plumbing equipment, air conditioning equipment and other service facilities, including ductwork, that are elevated one-half (0.5) foot or more above base flood elevation so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding. Where equipment is to be installed on a pad, the top of the pad elevation shall be elevated to one-half (0.5) foot or more above the base flood elevation. SECTION #5: Amend LDR Chapter 930, Stormwater Management and Flood Protection, Subsection 930.07(2)(d), to read as follows: (d) An equal volume of storage capacity must be created for any volume of the base flood that would be displaced by fill or structures except for the following instances: 1. Those development projects within the one hundred -year floodplain along the Indian River Lagoon when granted a waiver from the cut and fill balance requirements by the board of county commissioners. In the one hundred -year floodplain of the Indian River Lagoon, an equal volume of storage capacity must be created for any volume of the base flood that would be displaced by fill or structures below elevation four- '^�e+,Va two and one-half (2.5) Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 5 StfikO t#feugh: Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance C:\Documents and Settings\tlister\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\QPAZMTU8\2012-023 NVGD to NAVD(901913914930).doc