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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 3-17 Utilities and facilities.">
  <section prefix="§" num="3-17" heading="Utilities and facilities.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In the entire Floodplain District, the design, placement, and construction of all public and private utilities and facilities must meet:<para num="(1)">the requirements of this section; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">all applicable requirements of ASCE 24.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Design and floodproofing.">
      <para num="(1)">New or replacement water supply systems, on-site disposal systems, or sanitary sewage systems must be designed and floodproofed:<para num="(i)">to eliminate or minimize infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into floodwaters; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">to avoid impairment during flooding and minimize flood damage.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">All gas, electrical, and other facility and utility systems must be located, constructed, and floodproofed to eliminate or minimize flood damage.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Sewage systems.">
      <para num="(1)">All pipes connected to sewage systems must be sealed to prevent leakage.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Cesspools and seepage pits are prohibited.</para>
      <para num="(3)">Septic tanks are permitted if they are securely anchored to resist buoyant forces during inundation.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="New storm drainage facilities.">All new storm drainage facilities within or leading to or from the Floodplain District must be adequately designed, floodproofed, and installed to:<para num="(1)">eliminate or minimize property damage resulting from the floodwaters of a base flood; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">minimize adverse environmental impacts of their installation and use.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 7, §5(a)(16)</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">2000, art. 7, §3-17</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 88-188</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 92-134</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-516</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 14-208</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
