Kingdom City Burden on Applicant to Demonstrate Compliance ordinance (§ 405.130)

A. All new construction, subdivision proposals, substantial improvements, prefabricated buildings, placement of manufactured homes, and any other development must demonstrate:

1. Design or adequate anchorage to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy;

2. Construction to be with materials resistant to flood damage;

3. Utilization of methods and practices that minimize flood damages;

4. All electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air-conditioning equipment, and other service facilities be designed and/or located as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding;

5. New or replacement water supply systems and/or sanitary sewage systems are designed to minimize or to eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into floodwaters, and on-site waste disposal systems be located so as to avoid impairment or contamination; and

6. Subdivision proposals and other proposed new development, including manufactured home parks or subdivisions, located within special flood hard areas are required to demonstrate that:

a. All such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage;

b. All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage;

c. Adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure to flood hazards; and

d. All proposals for development, including proposals for manufactured home parks and subdivisions, of five (5) acres or fifty (50) lots, whichever is lesser area, shall include within such proposals base flood elevation data.