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CABARRUS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE CHAPTER 16 -FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION (b) Shall not be temperature -controlled or conditioned; (c) Shall be constructed entirely of flood resistant materials (d) Shall include, in Zone, AE flood openings to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters. To meet this requirement, the openings must either be certified by a professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following minimum design criteria: (i) A minimum of two flood openings on different sides of each enclosed area subject oding; (ii) The total net area of all flood openings must be at least one (1) square inc reach square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding; (iii) If a building has more than one enclosed area, each enclosed area ve openin o allow floodwaters to automatically enter and exit; (iv) The bottom of all required flood openings shall be no higher t one (1) foot ve the higher of the interior or exterior adjacent grade; _ (v) Flood openings may be equipped with screens, I rs, o co1�devices, provided they permit the automatic flow of floodwaters in both do (vi) Enclosures made of flexible skirting are not consid end s for regulatory purposes, and, therefore, do not require in asonry orwoo nning, regardless of structural status, is considered an encloflood openings as out ed above. (f) Property owners shall be reute record a non -conversion agreement prior to issuance of a building permit declaring thelow th est floor shall not be improved, finished or otherwise converted to habitable spacmy willh he right to inspect the enclosed area. Cabarrus County will conduct annual inspectioment shall be recorded with the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds and shall transfer with the ppetuity. (S) Additions/Improvements. (a) Additions and/or impr O'PWRM structures when the addition and/or improvements in combination with any�modifc I sto the existing structure are: (i) t a su antral imotbvement, the addition and/or improvements must be designed to minimize flood of be anymore non -conforming than the existing structure. al improvement, with modifications/rehabilitations/improvements to the existing structure i on wall is structurally modified more than installing a doorway, both the existing structure addition must comply with the standards for new construction. to pre -FIRM or post -FIRM structures that are a substantial improvement with no :ions/rehabilitations/improvements to the existing structure other than a standard door in the wall, shall require only the addition to comply with the standards for new construction. (c) Additions and/or improvements to post -FIRM structures when the addition and/or improvements in combination with any interior modifications to the existing structure are: (i) Not a substantial improvement, the addition and/or improvements only must comply with the standards for new construction consistent with the code and requirements for the original structure. 20 Page 218