Lowest Floor/Flood Hazard - Residential Building Inspection

Foundation Slab Inspection will inspect the following code:

2021 IBC [A] 110.3.3 Lowest Floor Elevation In flood hazard areas, upon placement of the lowest floor, including the basement, and prior to further vertical construction, the elevation certification required in Section 1612.4 or the International Residential Code, as applicable, shall be submitted to the building official.

2021 IRC R109.1.3 Floodplain inspections. For construction in flood hazard areas as established by Table R301.2, upon placement of the lowest floor, including basement, and prior to further vertical construction, the building official shall require submission of documentation, prepared and sealed by a registered design professional, of the elevation of the lowest floor, including basement, required in Section R322.

2021 IEBC [A]109.3.3 Lowest floor elevation. For additions and substantial improvements to existing buildings in flood hazard areas, on placement of the lowest floor, including basement, and prior to further vertical construction, the elevation documentation required in the International Building Code, or the International Residential Code, as applicable, shall be submitted to the code official.

2021 IEBC [A] 109.3.10 Flood hazard documentation. Where a building is located in a flood hazard area, documentation of the elevation of the lowest f loor as required in the International Building Code or the International Residential Code, as applicable, shall be submitted to the code official prior to the final inspection.