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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />elevatiDns Df land tD aVDid flDDding, size Df flDDdways, and Dther <br /> <br /> <br />requirements affecting the health, welfare and safety Dfthecommunity. <br /> <br /> <br />These regulatiDns prDvide an effective means Df cDntrDlling CDn- <br /> <br /> <br />struction and preserving flDDdways in presently undevelDped flDDd <br /> <br /> <br />plain areas. <br /> <br />Buildinq CDdes <br /> <br /> <br />In additiDn tD the mDre conventiDnal constructiDn stan- <br /> <br /> <br />dards set fDrth, building cDdes shDuld specify provisiDns that as- <br /> <br /> <br />sure the structural integrity Df buildings during flDod periDds. <br /> <br /> <br />Requirements tD 'reduce flDDd damages include elevatiDn control, <br /> <br /> <br />cDnsideratiDns Df strength and deteriDratiDn susceptibili ty involv~ <br /> <br /> <br />ing materials, prDper anchDrage, and flDDdproDfing criteria. <br /> <br />FlDDdprDDfinq <br /> <br /> <br />flDDdprDDfing measures can be effectively, applied tD <br /> <br /> <br />both existing and prDpDsed structures in relatively low-~isk hazard <br /> <br /> <br />areas. These'may include land filling and elevatiDn Df structures, <br /> <br /> <br />site adjustments, and structural design changes that reduce damage <br /> <br /> <br />vulnerability. <br /> <br />Health RequlatiDns <br /> <br /> <br />These regulatiDns can serve tD cDntrDI the use Df floDd <br /> <br /> <br />plains fDr waste dispDsal and the cDnstruction Df water and sewage <br /> <br /> <br />treatment facilities that may create health prDblems during flDDds. <br /> <br />FDrecastinq and EvacuatiDn <br /> <br /> <br />Accurate, timely forecasting of flDDds and critical <br /> <br /> <br />stream stages, cDupled with tempDrary evacuatiDn and Dther emergency <br /> <br /> <br />actions, can Dften save lives in additiDn tD reducing property <br /> <br /> <br />lDsses, In the develDpment Df IDcal community planning, prDvisiDns <br /> <br /> <br />shDuld be made for alerting area residents and cDDrdinating Dpera- <br /> <br /> <br />tiDns Df city-cDunty public service agencies thrDughout the flDDd <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />, <br />'. <br /> <br />_...___.'w.._"._....... n'-,,_. ."'_ <br /> <br />~--~"~...........,~"...- <br /> <br />.......~' <br />