[Ord. No. 94, 12-7-2004]
A floodplain development permit shall be procured in advance for any proposed construction or other development, including the placement of manufactured homes, in the areas covered by this Chapter. No person, firm, corporation, or entity 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. 94, 12-7-2004]
A. 
The Floodplain Administrator designated in Section 405.020 above shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
1. 
Review 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 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 to the extent that prior approval is required by 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 (SEMA) and the State coordinating agency for floodplain management 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 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 Floodplain Administrator shall require certification from a registered professional engineer or architect.
[Ord. No. 94, 12-7-2004]
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 located 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 existing property and the fair market value or the actual construction cost of the proposed improvement (including any uncompensated labor by the applicant);
5. 
Identify the existing base flood elevation and the elevation of the proposed development;
6. 
Provide such other information as reasonably may be required by the Floodplain Administrator;
7. 
Be accompanied by a full set of plans and specifications for the proposed construction [which in the case of a non-residential project or a multifamily residential project with more than four (4) projected units shall be prepared by a registered engineer];
8. 
Be signed by the permittee or his/her authorized agent (and if an authorized agent is employed, said agent may be required to submit written evidence to indicate such authority).