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0 a). The manufactured home shall be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor shall be at or above the PPG and securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. This requirement • applies to all manufactured homes to be placed on a site; (i) outside a manufactured home park or subdivision; (ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision; (iii) in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision; or (iv) in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial damage"as a result of a flood. b). The manufactured home shall be elevated so that the lowest floor of the manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers or other foundation elevations that are no less than thirty-six inches (36") in height above grade and be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. This requirement applies to all manufactured homes to be placed on a site in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision that has not been substantially damaged by a flood. c). Manufactured homes with fully enclosed areas formed by foundation and other exterior walls below the flood protection grade shall be designed to preclude finished living space and designed to allow for the entry and exit of floodwaters to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls as required for elevated structures in Article 5, Section B.4. • d). Flexible skirting and rigid skirting not attached to the frame or foundation of a manufactured home are not required to have openings. e). Recreational vehicles placed on a site shall either: (i) be on site for less than one hundred eighty(180)days;and (ii) be fully licensed and ready for highway use (defined as being on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security devices, and has no permanently attached additions); or (iii) meet the requirements for"manufactured homes"as stated earlier in this section. Section C. Standards for Subdivision Proposals. (1) All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage; (2) All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage; (3) All subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards, and; (4) Base flood elevation data shall be provided for subdivision proposals and other proposed development (including manufactured home parks and subdivisions), which is greater than the lesser of fifty lots or five acres. - (5) All subdivision proposals shall minimize development in the SFHA and/or limit density of development permitted in the SFHA. Page 17 of 22