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[BS] 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.
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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