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, • , ,,..- ,,,,?, (e) Subdivision Pronosals. (1) All subdivision proposals, including manufactured home subdivisions, shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage. (2) All subdivision proposals, including manufactured home subdivisions, 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, including manufactured home subdivisions, shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage. (4) Base flood elevation data shall be provided for subdivision proposals, including manufactured home subdivisions, and other proposed developments which contain at least fifty lots or five acres (whichever is less). 1361.08 SPECIFIC STANDARDS, In a11 areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data have been provided as set forth in Section 1361.03(b) or Section 1361.05(c), the following provisions are required: (a) Residential Construction. New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood elevation. (b) Nonresidential Construction. New construction and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall either have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to the level of the base flood elevation; or together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, shall: (1) Be floodproofed so that below the base flood level the structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water; (2) Have structural components capable of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy; and (3) Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect that the design and methods of construction are in accordance with accepted standards of practice for meeting the standards of this subsection. Such certification shall be provided to the official as set forth in Section 1361.04(a)(3). (c) Accessory Structures. An exemption to the elevation or dry floodproofing standards may be granted for accessory structures (e.g., sheds, detached garages) containing 576 square feet or less in gross floor area. Such structures shall meet the encroachment provisions of Section 1361.09(a) and the following additional standards: (1) They sha11 not be used for human habitation; (2) They shall be designed to have low flood damage potential; 12