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(1) No encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements of new development or new development shall be permitted within a distance of the stream bank equal to the setback established by the Coastal 7~rea Management Act (CAM_A) regulations. Where no setback is established be CAM3k regulations, the area of no encroachment shall be twenty feet each side from top of bank, unless certification with supporting technical data by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating that such encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. (2) If Article 5, Section C(1) is satisfied and base flood elevation data is available from other sources, all new construction and substantial improvements within such areas shall comply with all applicable flood hazard ordinance provisions of Article 5 and shall be elevated or floodproofed in accordance with elevations established in accordance with Article 4, Section C(10). When base flood elevation data is not available form a Federal, State, or other source, the (2) feet above the highest adjacent grade. SECTION D. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS. (1 Ail subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage; (2 Ail subdivisions proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage; (3 Ail 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 which is greater than the lesser of fifty lots of five acres. 27