§ 6-9. General elevation requirements.

In all areas of the Miami Shores Village buildings and structures shall meet or exceed the following requirements:

(a)

Residential uses. New construction or a change of use shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the higher of:

(1)

Eight inches above the elevation of the highest crown of road or street abutting such building site, or the highest edge of cross section of the road if the road has no crown, or

(2)

If in a flood hazard area, the elevation specified in the Florida Building Code, Residential or Florida Building Code, Building, as applicable, or as specified in subsection 6-9(a)(1).

(b)

Uses other than residential (nonresidential). New construction or a change of use shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the higher of:

(1)

Four inches above the elevation of the highest crown of road or street abutting such building site, or the highest edge of cross section of the road if the road has no crown.

(2)

If in a flood hazard area, the elevation specified in the Florida Building Code, Building Code, Building, or as specified in subsection 6-9(b)(1).

(c)

Definition: Crown of road. The elevation of the highest surface of street pavement within the right-of-way abutting the property relative to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) or North America Vertical Datum (NAVD), unless otherwise approved by the Miami Shores Village.

( Ord. No. 706-14, § 1, 10-21-14 )