Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
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shall have the
H. Residential. New construction or substantial lowest floor (including basement) elevated
improvement of any residential structure to at least two feet above the base flood
located within: elevation, or together with attendant utility
1. Zones AE, AO, and AH shall have the lowest and sanitary facilities shall:
floor (including basement) elevated to at a. Be floodproofed to at least two feet
least two feet above the base flood above the base flood elevation so that
elevation. below that elevation the structure is
2. Zones AO and AH shall have adequate watertight with walls substantially
drainage paths around structures on slopes, impermeable to the passage of water;
to guide flood water away from the b. Have structural components capable
proposed structures. of resisting hydrostatic and