Any person, owner or authorized agent who intends to conduct any development in a flood hazard area shall first make application to the Floodplain Administrator and shall obtain the required permit. Depending on the nature and extent of proposed development that includes a building or structure, the Floodplain Administrator may determine that a floodplain development permit or approval is required in addition to a building permit.
The applicant shall file an application, in writing, on a form furnished by the Floodplain Administrator. Such application shall:
A. 
Identify and describe the development to be covered by the permit.
B. 
Describe the land on which the proposed development is to be conducted by legal description, street address or similar description that will readily identify and definitively locate the site.
C. 
Indicate the use and occupancy for which the proposed development is intended.
D. 
Be accompanied by a site plan and construction documents, as specified in Article V of this chapter, grading and filling plans and other information deemed appropriate by the Floodplain Administrator.
E. 
State the valuation of the proposed work, including the valuation of ordinary maintenance and minor work.
F. 
Be signed by the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent.
A. 
Establishment of development permit.
(1) 
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins, including placement of manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in § 536-12. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the administrative officer and may include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:
(a) 
Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures;
(b) 
Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any structure has been floodproofed;
(c) 
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 536-81A(4); and
(d) 
Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
(2) 
The administrative officer is hereby appointed to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
B. 
All developments within the larger of the following areas shall require a permit or permits from the State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), unless specifically exempted as provided in this chapter:
(1) 
Within the floodplain and/or less than 25 feet back from the top of the channel bank; or
(2) 
Along the watercourses that have a total contributory drainage area greater than 50 acres, DEP engineering standards and environmental standards shall be applicable. However, DEP engineering standards may not apply for areas less than 50 acres.
(3) 
Fifty feet from the top of the channel bank along waters:
(a) 
Containing deposits of acid-producing soils;
(b) 
Classified as Category One, FW-1 trout associated or FW-2 as per DEP standards;
(c) 
Which are a critical part of the habitat supporting a threatened or endangered species of plant or a current population of any species of threatened or endangered animal on a permanent or temporary basis for any purpose such as resting, breeding or feeding during any portion of its life cycle; or
(d) 
Located within a documented historic habitat for threatened or endangered species of animals, which habitat remains suitable for breeding, resting or feeding by those species of animal during any portion of its life cycle.
C. 
A complete application shall consist of:
(1) 
Ten copies of a plat plan.
(2) 
Six copies of all other plans in support of the plat plan.
(3) 
Photographs of the site.
(4) 
Application fee.
(5) 
Application form.
(6) 
All information as required by this chapter or any other Township ordinance.
D. 
Upon submission of a complete application for such a permit to the administrative officer, the applicant shall notify all property owners within 200 feet. A list of all property owners within 200 feet will be prepared by the Township at a cost to the applicant as set forth in Chapter 215, Fees, of the Township Code. The applicant will also serve notice to the general public through a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, to the Township Environmental Commission and to the municipal clerks and environmental commissions of other municipalities which are within 200 feet of said property. Such notification shall include the name and the address of the applicant, the location of the proposed use, an abbreviated description of the proposed use, an announcement of where and at what time the complete application may be reviewed and at what date the application will be heard by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment. This should be accomplished at least 10 days prior to the date the application is heard. It is also the responsibility of the applicant to provide proof of publication and service to the Township administrative officer at least one day prior to the date of the meeting. The notice procedure will conform to § 550-196E of Chapter 550, Land Development.
E. 
The administrative officer shall review all development permits to determine that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required.
F. 
The administrative officer shall review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, he shall assure that the encroachment provisions of § 536-23 are met.
The issuance of a permit under this chapter or the Uniform Construction Code shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of, any violation of this chapter or any other ordinance of the jurisdiction. The issuance of a permit based on submitted documents and information shall not prevent the Floodplain Administrator from requiring the correction of errors. The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to prevent occupancy or use of a structure or site which is in violation of this chapter or other ordinances of this jurisdiction.
A permit shall become invalid when the proposed development is not commenced within 180 days after its issuance or when the work authorized is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the work commences. Extensions shall be requested, in writing, and justifiable cause demonstrated. The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time for periods not more than 180 days each.
The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to suspend or revoke a permit issued under this chapter wherever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information or in violation of any ordinance or code of this jurisdiction.