[Ord. No. 02-780 Art. 3 §A, 1-14-2002]
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
410.040. 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. No. 02-780 Art. 3 §C, 1-14-2002]
A. Duties
of the City 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 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 floodplain development permits for all approved applications;
5. Notify adjacent communities and the State Emergency Management Agency
(SEMA) 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; and
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 City Administrator shall require certification from
a registered professional engineer or architect.
[Ord. No. 02-780 Art. 3 §D, 1-14-2002]
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
City Administrator;
7. Be accompanied by plans and specifications for proposed construction;
and
8. Be signed by the permittee or his/her authorized agent who may be
required to submit evidence to indicate such authority.