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. Use Permit must be title registered with the property in the Office of the County Recorder. (E) Accessory structures: (1 ) Accessory structures shall not be designed for human habitation. (2) Accessory structures, if permitted, shall be constructed and placed on the building site so as to offer the minimum obstruction to the flow of flood waters. (a) Whenever possible, structures shall be constructed with the longitudinal axis parallel to the direction of flood flow; and (b) So far as practicable, structures shall be placed approximately on the same flood flow lines as those of adjoining structures. (3) Accessory structures shall be elevated or fill or structurally dry flood proofed in accordance with the FP-l or FP-2 flood proofing classifications in the State Building Code. As an alternative, an accessory structure may be flood proofed to the FP-3 . or FP-4 flood proofing classification in the State Building Code provided the accessory structure constitutes a minimal investment, does not exceed 500 square feet in size, and for a detached garage, the detached garage must be used solely for parking of vehicles and limited storage. All flood proofed accessory structures must meet the following additional standards, as appropriate: (a) The structure must be adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure and shall be designed to equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls; and (b) Any mechanical and utility equipment in a structure must be elevated to or above the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation or properly flood proofed. (F) storage of Materials and Equipment: (1) The storage or processing of materials that arer in time of flooding, flammable, explosive, or potentially injurious to human, animal, or plant . life is prohibited. 8 - .