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Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS §60.3 Flood plain management criteria for flood-prong areas. . . . . The Federal InsUrance Administrator will provide the data upon which flood plain management regulations shall be based. if the Federal Insurance Administrator has not provided sufficient data to furnish a basis for these regulations in a particular community, the community shall obtain, review and . reasonably utilize data available from other Federal, State or other sources pending receipt of data from the Federal Insurance AdthinistratOr. However, when special flood hazard'area designations and water surface elevations have been furnished by the Federal Insurance Administretor;they shall appiy. The symbols defining such special flood hazard designations are eet forth in§40 of this spoChOpter,In all cases the minimum requirements governing the adequacy of-the flood plain management regOlaticins for flood-prone areas adopted by a particular community depend on the amount of technical data formally provided to the community by the Federal Insurance AdMinistrator, Minimumstandards.*communities are as folitivit: " • • (a)When the Federal Insurance Administrator has not defined the special flood hazard areas within a community,has not provided water surface elevation data,and has not provided sufficient data to identify the flooçlwa2y or coastalhigh hazard area,but the community hat indicated the presence of such hazards by submitting an to participate in*the Program, thecommunity shall b-, • • • (1)Require permits for all proposed construction or other development in the community, including the placement of Manufactured homes, so that it may determine whether such construction or other development propOsed within flood-prone areas; . (2)ReyieWproposed development to assure that all necessary permite have been redelyed.frorn those governmental agencies from which approval is required by.Federal or State law, including section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. .1314; • . . . . . . . . (3)Review all permit op-00004 to determine Whether*Obeid building sites will be'reasonably 0 safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is in a flood-prone area, all new construction and substantial improvements shall(i) be designed(Or modified)and adequately anchored to flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the • effects of buoyancy, (ii) be constructed with materials resistant to flood damage, (iii) be constructed by methods and practices that Minimize flood damages, and(iv).be constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing,arid air conditioning equipment and Other service facilities that are designed.and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding. (4)Review subdivision proposals and other proposed new development, including manufactured home parks or subdivisions,to determine whether such proposals will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a subdivision proposal or other proposed new development is in a flood-prone area,any such proposals shall be reviewed to assure that(i)ail such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage within the flood-prone area, (ii)all public utilities and facilities, such as seWer, gas,electrical, and water systems are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage, arid (iii)adequate drainage is provided to reduCe exposure to flood hazards; (5)Require within flood-prone areas new and replacement water supply systems to be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems; and (6) Require within flood-prone areas(i) new and replacement sanitary sewage systems to be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the • systems into flood waters and (ii)onsite waste disposal systems to be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding. . . - • •