flood-proofed

Buildings in harm's way must be flood-proofed, usually with raised piers.

This meant that the MTRCA had a veto on any developments that were not flood-proofed.

Division Among Residents Ms. Fillipone includes only residential structures that are not flood-proofed in her estimates, while the Army estimates also include commercial buildings.

The lower Don Lands are planned to be "renaturalised" and the surrounding flood plain area, including the downtown core, will be flood-proofed by building a berm (a plan that was first proposed in the early 60's by City Planner Eric Arthurs).