[R.O. 2009 §11-12; Ord. No. 2878, 5-26-1999]
A flood plain development permit shall be required for all proposed construction or other development, including the placement of manufactured homes, in the areas described in Section
415.050. No person, firm, corporation or unit of government shall initiate any development or substantial improvement or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate flood plain development permit for each structure or other development.
[R.O. 2009 §11-13; Ord. No. 2878, 5-26-1999]
The Director of Planning and Public Works is hereby appointed
to administer and implement the provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2009 §11-14; Ord. No. 2878, 5-26-1999]
A. Duties
of the Flood Plain Administrator shall include, but not be limited
to:
1. Review
of all applications for flood plain development permits to assure
that sites are reasonably safe from flooding and that the flood plain
development permit requirements of this Chapter have been satisfied;
2. Review
of all applications for flood plain development permits for proposed
development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained
from Federal, State or local governmental agencies from which prior
approval is required by Federal, State or local law;
3. Review
all subdivision proposals and other proposed new development, including
manufactured home parks or subdivisions, to determine whether such
proposals will be reasonably safe from flooding;
4. Issue
flood plain development permits for all approved applications;
5. Notify
adjacent communities and the Missouri Department of Public Safety
Emergency Management Agency prior to any alteration or relocation
of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA);
6. Assure
that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion
of any watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished;
7. Verify
and maintain a record of the actual elevation (in relation to mean
sea level) of the lowest floor, including basement, of all new or
substantially improved structures;
8. Verify
and maintain a record of the actual elevation (in relation to mean
sea level) that the new or substantially improved non-residential
structures have been floodproofed; and
9. When
floodproofing techniques are utilized for a particular non-residential
structure, the Flood Plain Administrator shall require certification
from a registered professional engineer or architect.
[R.O. 2009 §11-15; Ord. No. 2878, 5-26-1999]
A. To obtain
a flood plain development permit, the applicant shall first file an
application in writing on a form furnished for that purpose. Every
flood plain development permit application shall:
1. Describe
the land on which the proposed work is to be done by lot, block and
tract, house and street address or similar description that will readily
identify and specifically locate the proposed structure or work;
2. Identify
and describe the work to be covered by the flood plain development
permit;
3. Indicate
the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended;
4. Indicate
the assessed value of the structure and the fair market value of the
improvement;
5. Specify
whether development is located in designated flood fringe or floodway;
6. Identify
the existing base flood elevation and the elevation of the proposed
development;
7. Give
such other information as reasonably may be required by the Flood
Plain Administrator;
8. Be accompanied
by plans and specifications for proposed construction; and
9. Be signed
by the permittee or his/her authorized agent who may be required to
submit evidence to indicate such authority.