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CABARRUS COUNTYZONING ORDINANCE <br />CHAPTER 16 -FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION <br />Area, to which the temporary structure will be moved. <br />(8) Accessory Structures. When accessory structures (sheds, detached garages, etc.) are to be placed <br />within a Special Flood Hazard Area, the following criteria shall be met: <br />(a) Accessory structures shall not be used for human habitation (including working, sleeping, <br />living, cooking or restroom areas); <br />(b) Accessory structures shall not be temperature - controlled; <br />(c) Accessory structures shall be designed to have low flood damage potential; <br />(d) Accessory structures shall be constructed and placed on the building site so as to offer the <br />minimum resistance to the flow of floodwaters; '""' <br />(e) Accessory structures shall be firmly anchored in accordance with the provisions of Part 5, <br />Section A(1); (0� <br />(f) All service facilities such as electrical shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of <br />Part 5, Section A(4); and <br />(g) Flood openings to facilitate automatic equalization of hydrostatic flood forces shall be <br />provided below Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation in conformance with the provisions of <br />Part 5, Section B(4)(c). <br />An accessory structure with a footprint less than 150 square feet or that is a minimal investment <br />of $3,000 or less and satisfies the criteria outlined above is not required to meet the elevation or <br />floodproofing standards of Part 5, Section B (2). Elevation or floodproofing certifications in <br />accordance with Part 4, Section B(3) are required for all other accessory structures exceeding the <br />minimum size or minimal investment. <br />(9) Tanks. When gas and liquid storage tanks are to be placed within a Special Flood Hazard Area, the <br />following criteria shall be met: <br />(a) Underground tanks. Underground tanks in flood hazard areas shall be anchored to prevent <br />flotation, collapse or lateral movement resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads <br />during conditions of the design flood, including the effects of buoyancy assuming the tank is <br />empty; <br />(b) Above - ground tanks, elevated. Above - ground tanks in flood hazard areas shall be elevated to <br />Amended 2016 <br />Non - Coastal Regular Phase <br />Chapter 16 Page 30 of 35 <br />Attachment number 2 \n <br />G -4 Page 227 <br />