§ 78-81. Minimum elevation required.

(a)

The lowest floor elevation of new residential and non-residential construction and substantial improvements must, at a minimum, be elevated to one foot above the BFE as determined by the FIRM adopted by this article, or three feet above the highest adjacent curb (in the absence of curbing, three feet above the crown of the highest adjacent roadway), whichever is higher.

(b)

In cases where flood-proofing is utilized for non-residential new construction or substantial improvements, proper certificates from a registered professional engineer or licensed architect shall be obtained and maintained by the director. Such structures utilizing flood-proofing measures must be flood-proofed to a minimum of one foot above the requirement established above.

(c)

Historic structures within the jurisdiction of the Historic District Landmarks Commission, Central Business District Historic District Landmarks Commission, Vieux Carré Commission, or which are certified as contributing elements of a National Register district, or property that is included in the definition of "historic structure" under the NFIP, shall be permitted to build to either the base flood elevation as determined by the FIRM adopted by this article, or 18 inches above highest adjacent grade, whichever is higher.

(M.C.S., Ord. No. 26906, § 1, 5-5-16, eff. 6-1-16)