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<br /> July 6, 2007 <br /> Page 16 <br /> SUMMARY.• <br /> (h) Change language to require Jloodplainpian; <br /> (h)(1) Add section to map floodplain using any available information; <br /> (h)(2) Add section to preserve the forest and why; <br /> (h)(3) Add section to define the minimum capacity of a regulatory floodplain; <br /> (h)(4) Add section to prevent encroachment; <br /> (h)(5) Add section to define percolation and practices; <br /> (h)(6) Add section to use information from the Natural Resource Conservation Service <br /> and the local Soil and Water conservation District; and <br /> (h)(7) Add section requiring compliance with section 27-4. <br /> 6. Section 27-18. Standards for construction. <br /> (d) Elevation and floodproofing. <br /> (1) Within Zones AE and AH: <br /> (A) For residential new construction, improvements to repetitive <br /> loss structures, and substantial improvements[a], <br /> [q=ke] the lowest floor shall be elevated to [a-rnir~i-e~exe <br /> €eet-al~eve] the base flood elevation plus a freeboard of at least <br /> one foot. <br /> (B) For nonresidential new construction, improvements to <br /> repetitive loss structures, and substantial improvements[:], <br /> [~He] the lowest floor shall be elevated or floodproofed to [a <br /> ]the base flood elevation In us a <br /> freeboard of at least one foot. If the lowest floor is below the <br /> base flood elevation, then the structure together with attendant <br /> utility and sanitary facilities shall be designed, constructed, and <br /> certified by a [lisexsed] professional civil engineer or azchitect <br /> licensed in the State of Hawaii such that: <br /> (D) Fully enclosed azeas below the lowest floor that aze useable <br /> solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an <br /> area other than a basement and which aze subject to flooding, <br /> shall be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood <br /> forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of <br /> floodwaters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either <br /> be certified by a [licensed] professional civil engineer or <br /> azchitect licensed in the State of Hawaii or meet or exceed the <br /> following criteria: A minimum of two openings having a total <br /> net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot <br /> of enclosed area subject to flooding shall be provided. Each <br /> opening must be on different sides of the enclosed azea. The <br /> <br />