[Ord. No. 1782 §1, 11-18-2015]
A floodplain development permit shall be required for all development or substantial improvements, including the placement of manufactured homes, in the areas described in Article I, Section 415.010. 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. 1782 §1, 11-18-2015]
A.
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 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;
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.
Issuing floodplain development permits for all approved applications;
5.
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 FEMA;
6.
Assuring that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished
and shall be maintained within the altered or relocated portion of
any watercourse;
7.
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;
8.
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
9.
Requiring certification from a registered professional engineer
or architect when floodproofing techniques are utilized for a particular
non-residential structure.
[Ord. No. 1782 §1, 11-18-2015]
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 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 development;
2.
Identify and describe the development to be covered by the floodplain
development permit;
3.
Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed development
is intended;
4.
Indicate the assessed value of the property and the fair market
value of the improvement;
5.
Specify whether the development is located in a 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 applicant or his/her authorized agent who may
be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority.
