[Ord. No. 1484 §1, 11-19-2015]
A floodplain development permit shall be required for all proposed development or substantial-improvements, 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 development.
[Ord. No. 1484 §1, 11-19-2015]
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Duties of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but not be limited to:
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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;
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Review of all applications for floodplain development permits for proposed development or substantial-improvement 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;
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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;
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Issuing floodplain development permits for all approved applications;
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Notifying adjacent communities and the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (Mo SEMA) prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submitting evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA);
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Assuring that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished and shall be maintained within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse;
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Verifying and maintaining 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;
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Verifying and maintaining 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
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Requiring certification from a registered professional engineer or architect when floodproofing techniques are utilized for a particular non-residential structure.
[Ord. No. 1484 §1, 11-19-2015]
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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:
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Describe the property on which the proposed development is to be constructed by lot, block and tract, house and street address, or similar description that will readily identify and specifically locate the proposed structure or development;
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Identify and describe the development to be covered by the floodplain development permit;
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Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed development is intended;
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Indicate the assessed value of the property and the fair market value of the improvement;
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Specify whether the development is located in designated flood fringe or floodway;
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Identify the existing base flood elevation and the elevation of the proposed development;
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Give such other information as reasonably may be required by the Floodplain Administrator;
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Be accompanied by plans and specifications for proposed construction; and
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Be signed by the applicant or his/her authorized agent who may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority.