Rules for building in tsunami danger zones

Purpose. To minimize the threat to the public health and safety, and damage to property due to extraordinary ocean wave action.Lands Included. All lands subject to flood hazards caused by extraordinary ocean wave action, regardless of generating force, identified as coastal high hazard areas by the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study for the County of Kaua'i," dated March 4, 1987, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps.Requirements for Development in a Tsunami District. No Zoning, Building, or Use Permit shall be issued for development of any portion of the Tsunami District unless the applicant establishes conformity with the requirements of this Section.The following uses, structures, and developments shall not be permitted in the Tsunami District:Publicly-owned buildings intended for human occupancy other than park and recreational facilities.Schools, hospitals, nursing homes, or other buildings or development used primarily by children or physically or mentally infirm persons.The use, structure and development, if required, shall be subject to additional construction and development standards provided in Sec. 15-1, Flood Plain Management.Applications shall delineate the boundaries of the Tsunami District, the coastal high hazard areas as shown on the flood maps, and designate the base flood elevations for the site.Modification of Requirements. The requirements of this Article shall not apply where the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department of Public Works that the area in question should not have been included in the Tsunami District under the criteria of Subsection (b).