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[BS] 301.16 Flood Hazard

2015 Michigan Mechanical Code > 3 General Regulations > 301 General > 301.16 Flood Hazard
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For structures located in flood hazard areas, mechanical systems, equipment and appliances shall be located at or above the elevation required by Section 1612 of the International Building Code for utilities and attendant equipment.

Exception: Mechanical systems, equipment and appliances are permitted to be located below the elevation required by Section 1612 of the of the International Building Code for utilities and attendant equipment provided that they are designed and installed to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components and to resist hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and stresses, including the effects of buoyancy, during the occurrence of flooding up to such elevation.

[BS] 301.16.1 Coastal High-Hazard Areas and Coastal A Zones

In coastal high-hazard areas and coastal A zones, mechanical systems and equipment shall not be mounted on or penetrate walls intended to break away under flood loads.

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