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Town of Highlands, NY Construction Standards
Ch 114 Art V Construction Standards
§ 114-15 General standards.
§ 114-16 Standards for all structures.
§ 114-17 Standards for residential structures.
§ 114-18 Standards for nonresidential structures.
§ 114-19 Standards for manufactured homes and recreational vehicles.
§ 114-20 Critical facilities.
Chapter 114: Flood Damage Prevention Article V Construction Standards
The following standards apply to new development, including new and substantially improved structures, in the areas of special flood hazard shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map designated in § 114-6.
Public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems shall be located and constructed so as to minimize flood damage; and,
The Town of Highlands agrees to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a conditional FIRM revision, FEMA approval is received and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses and mapping and reimburses the Town of Highlands for all fees and other costs in relation to the application. The applicant must also provide all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Town of Highlands for all costs related to the final map revision.
On streams with a regulatory floodway, as shown on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map or the Flood Insurance Rate Map adopted in § 114-6, no new construction, substantial improvements or other development in the floodway (including fill) shall be permitted unless:
The Town of Highlands agrees to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a conditional FIRM and floodway revision, FEMA approval is received and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses and mapping and reimburses the Town of Highlands for all fees and other costs in relation to the application. The applicant must also provide all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Town of Highlands for all costs related to the final map revisions.
Whenever any portion of a floodplain is authorized for development, the volume of space occupied by the authorized fill or structure below the base flood elevation shall be compensated for and balanced by an hydraulically equivalent volume of excavation taken from below the base flood elevation at or adjacent to the development site. All such excavations shall be constructed to drain freely to the watercourse. No area below the waterline of a pond or other body of water can be credited as a compensating excavation.
Elevation. The following standards apply to new and substantially improved residential structures located in areas of special flood hazard, in addition to the requirements in § 114-15A, Subdivision proposals, and § 114-15B, Encroachments, and § 114-16, Standards for all structures.
Within Zone AO, new and substantially improved structures shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as two feet above the depth number specified in feet on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 114-6 (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).
The following standards apply to new and substantially improved commercial, industrial and other nonresidential structures located in areas of special flood hazard, in addition to the requirements § 114-15A, Subdivision proposals, and § 114-15B, Encroachments, and § 114-16, Standards for all structures.
Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be completely floodproofed to that level to meet the floodproofing standard specified in § 114-18A(2).
If the structure is to be floodproofed, a licensed professional engineer or architect shall develop and/or review structural design, specifications, and plans for construction. A floodproofing certificate or other certification shall be provided to the local administrator that certifies the design and methods of construction are in accordance with accepted standards of practice for meeting the provisions of § 114-18A(2), including the specific elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure is to be floodproofed.
The following standards, in addition to the standards in § 114-15, General standards, and § 114-16, Standards for all structures, apply, as indicated, in areas of special flood hazard, to manufactured homes and to recreational vehicles which are located in areas of special flood hazard.
Meet the requirements for manufactured homes in § 114-19B, C and D.
Within Zone AO, the floor shall be elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 114-6 (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).