[Ord. Art. 3, §A, 3-22-2011]
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 Article II, Section 415.040. 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.
[Ord. Art. 3, §B, 3-22-2011]
The Village Clerk is hereby appointed to administer and implement
the provisions of this Chapter.
[Ord. Art. 3, §C, 3-22-2011]
A.
Duties of the Village Clerk 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 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 of 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.
Issuance of floodplain development permits for all approved
applications;
5.
Notification of adjacent communities and the Missouri State
Emergency Management Agency (MO SEMA) prior to any aberation or relocation
of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA);
6.
Assure that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished and
shall be maintained within the altered or relocated portion of any
watercourse.
7.
Where base flood elevation from other sources is utilized within
unnumbered A Zones:
a.
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;
b.
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;
c.
When floodproofing techniques are utilized for a particular
non-residential structure, the Village Clerk shall require certification
from a registered professional engineer or architect.
[Ord. Art. 3. §D, 3-22-2011]
A.
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 building
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.
Identify the existing base flood elevation and the elevation
of the proposed development;
6.
Give such other information as reasonably may be required by
the Village Clerk;
7.
Be accompanied by plans and specifications for proposed construction;
and
8.
Be signed by the permittee or his authorized agent who may be
required to submit evidence to indicate such authority.
