[R.O. 1996 § 415.040; Ord. No. 2393 § 1, 11-28-2016]
A. Permit Required. A floodplain development permit shall be required for all proposed construction or other development, including the placement of manufactured homes, in the areas described in Section
415.030(A). 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 floodplain development permit for each structure or other development.
B. Designation Of Floodplain Administrator. It is hereby made the duty of the Community Development Director or designee to appoint a Floodplain Administrator to implement the provisions of Chapter
415.
C. Duties And Responsibilities Of Floodplain
Administrator. Duties of the Floodplain Administrator shall, include,
but not be limited to:
1.
Review of all applications for floodplain
development permits to assure that sites are reasonably safe from
flooding and that the floodplain development permit requirements of
this Chapter have been satisfied;
2.
Review of all applications for floodplain
development permits for proposed development to ensure 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 floodplain development permits
for all approved applications;
5.
Notify adjacent communities and the
Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (Mo SEMA) prior to any
alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of
such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA);
6.
Ensure that the flood carrying capacity
is not diminished and shall be maintained within the altered or relocated
portion of any watercourse.
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;
9.
When floodproofing techniques are
utilized for a particular non-residential structure, the Floodplain
Administrator shall require certification from a registered professional
engineer or architect.
D. Application For Floodplain Development
Permit. To obtain a floodplain development permit, the applicant shall
first file an application, in writing, on a form furnished for that
purpose. Every floodplain 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 floodplain 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 Floodplain 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.