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building access or storage in an area other than a basement and which are subject to flooding shall be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following minimum criteria: a. A minimum of two openings on separate walls having a total net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding shall be provided. b. The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one foot above grade. c. Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other coverings or devices provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters. (4) Manufactured homes. a. Require that all manufactured homes to be placed within zone A on a community's FHBM or FIRM shall be installed using methods and practices which minimize flood damage. For the purposes of this requirement, manufactured homes must be elevated at least one foot above the base flood elevation and anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This requirement is in addition to applicable state and local anchoring requirements for resisting wind forces. b. Require that manufactured homes that are placed or substantially improved within zones A1-30, AH, and AE on the community's FIRM on sites (i) outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision, (ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision, (iii) in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision, or (iv) in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial damage" as a result of a flood, be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home, as well as any electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment and other service facilities affixed thereto, is elevated at least one foot above the base flood elevation or at least one foot or above the riverine 500-year floodplain elevation, whichever is higher, and be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. c. Require that manufactured homes be placed or substantially improved on sites in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision with zones A1- 30, AH and AE on the community's FIRM that are not subject to the provisions of paragraph (4) of this section be elevated so that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated at least one foot above the base flood elevation or at or above the riverine 500-year floodplain elevation, whichever is higher. 14