St. Petersburg Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) development design standards

This rule works to ensure that developments in the City are more resilient to storm surge and sea level rise, mitigate for service and infrastructure needs during and immediately following major storm events, and enable safe re-occupation following an evacuation or weather event.B.New construction of multi-family residential dwelling units in the CHHA shall comply with Building Code Section 8.36(c)(1) requiring two feet of additional freeboard (for a total of four feet above the minimum FEMA design elevation) and building design of the next higher risk category classification, in addition to the following CHHA Design Standards. Projects containing up to 199 units shall provide one item. Projects containing 200 units or greater shall provide two items. Projects containing dwelling units resulting from a density increase from a plan amendment after October 8, 2020 shall provide one additional item for every 50 additional units. […] b.Install a cool/high-reflectance roof (coating that is white or has special reflective pigments that reflect sunlight) on at least 75 perfect of the total roof area of the development, with a minimum SRI (solar reflectance index value) of 39 and in accordance with the standards set by the HVWZ; […] d.Pre-wire all units to accept power provided by on-site solar panels and/or wind turbines; […] j.Install highly-reflective blinds/shades, low-E window film/tint, external/structural shade to reduce solar gain;