LD 1276
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LR 349
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(8)__As a condition of any construction under this
subsection, the department may require sand dune
mitigation and enhancement measures, including
restoring the dune topography and elevating the crest
of the sand dune to the 100-year flood or wave runup
level, and any enhancement with native vegetation of
the portions of the lot not covered by buildings or
parking areas that the department requires.

 
3.__Construction in V-zone.__A new structure or addition to
an existing structure may not be constructed in a V-zone
except for open fences and fire escapes as required by local
fire codes.__A building in a V-zone may not be reconstructed
unless one or more of the following standards, in addition to
the standards in subsection 5 and section 480-AA, are met as
determined by the department.

 
A.__The building was involuntarily destroyed by fire or
some other force other than wave action from an ocean
storm and the reconstructed building does not exceed the
dimensions of the previously existing building, except
that the building's height may be increased to meet the
standards in subsection 5.__The reconstructed building
must be in the same location or a location no further
seaward than the previously existing building and must
have the same size footprint.

 
B.__The building is located in a V-zone first designated
after January 1, 1999 by FEMA for the National Flood
Insurance Plan.

 
C.__The building was involuntarily destroyed by wave
action from an ocean storm and the reconstructed building
does not exceed the dimensions of the previously existing
building except that the building's height may be
increased to meet the standards in subsection 5.__The
reconstructed building must be in the same location or a
location no farther seaward than the previously existing
building and must have the same size footprint.

 
A building that is reconstructed in accordance with this
subsection may not be reconstructed more than once.

 
4.__Reconstructed buildings.__A building may be
reconstructed in the same location or a location no farther
seaward than the previously existing building.__The
reconstruction of the building may not increase the footprint
of the building.__A reconstructed building may not exceed the
height or dimensions of the previously existing building
unless the project also constructs a vertical addition that
meets all the


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