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design from the permit applicant and the applicant shall provide it. The information required may include the design data and calculations used in the floodproofing design, a detailed flood elevation study, a drainage report, and other information as determined necessary by the director of public works to establish compliance with the provisions of this chapter and to promote public welfare and safety. (b) Post-construction certification. Requirements for approval of the certificate of occupancy shall include the following items, as applicable, and any additional items as required by the dtrector of public works to promote public welfaze and safety: (1) Elevation certification. The Federal Emergency Management Agency "Elevation Certificate," as amended, shall be completed and certified by a land surveyor, civil engineer, or azchitect currently registered in the State of Hawaii and submitted for approval with the application for the certificate of occupancy. The information certified within the "Elevation Certificate" shall be based on actual construction. (2) Compliance with other requirements of this chapter. SECTION 10. Chapter 27, article 4, chapter 27-18, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 27-18. Standards for construction. Standazds for construction within areas of special flood hazazds aze established as follows: (a) Anchoring. (1) New construction, improvements to repetitive loss structures, and substantial improvements shall be adequately anchored to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy. (2) All manufactured homes, including mobile homes, shall meet all standards for structures. (b) Construction materials and methods. (1) New construction, improvements to repetitive loss structures, and substantial improvement shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage. (2) New construction, improvements to repetitive loss structures, and substantial improvement shall be constructed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage. (3) New construction, improvements to repetitive loss structures, and substantial improvement shall be designed and constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air-conditioning equipment, and other service facilities including, but not limited to, furnaces, heat pumps, hot water heaters, washers, dryers, elevator lift equipment, electrical junction boxes, circuit breaker boxes, and food freezers that are located above the base flood elevation. ]4