<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 34-39. - Application for development permit; certification requirements.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               Application for a development permit shall be made to the local administrator on forms
               furnished by him prior to any development activities. The development permit may include,
               but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing:
               
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               (1)
               
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               The nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question;
               
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               (2)
               
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               Existing or proposed structures; and
               
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               (3)
               
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               The location of fill, materials, storage areas and drainage facilities.
               
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               (b)
               
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               Specifically, the following information is required in the application for such permit:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Where base flood elevation data is provided in accordance with<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH34FL_ARTIIAD_S34-37SAUTRE" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 34-37</a>(10), the application for development permit within zone A on the flood insurance
               rate map (FIRM) shall show:
               
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               a.
               
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               The elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement)
               of all new and substantially improved structures; and
               
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               b.
               
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               If the structure has been floodproofed in accordance with<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH34FL_ARTIIIFLHARE_S34-72SPST" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 34-72</a>(2), the elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which the structure was floodproofed.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Where the base flood elevation data is not provided, the application for a development
               permit must show construction of the lowest floor at least two feet above the highest
               adjacent grade.
               
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               (3)
               
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               Where any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development,
               the application for a development permit shall include:
               
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               a.
               
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               A description of the extent of watercourse alteration or relocation;
               
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               b.
               
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               An engineering report on the effects of the proposed project on the flood-carrying
               capacity of the watercourse and the effects to properties located both upstream and
               downstream; and
               
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               c.
               
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               A map showing the location of the proposed watercourse alteration or relocation.
               
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               (4)
               
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               When a structure is floodproofed, the applicant shall provide a certificate from a
               registered professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed
               structure meets the floodproofing criteria in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH34FL_ARTIIIFLHARE_S34-72SPST" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 34-72</a>(2).
               
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               (5)
               
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               A floor elevation or floodproofing certification is required after the lowest floor
               is completed. Within 21 calendar days of establishment of the lowest floor elevation,
               or floodproofing by whatever construction means, whichever is applicable, it shall
               be the duty of the permit holder to submit to the local administrator a certification
               of the elevation of the lowest floor or floodproofed elevation, whichever is applicable,
               as built, in relation to mean sea level. Such certification shall be prepared by or
               under the direct supervision of and certified by a registered land surveyor or professional
               engineer. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular building, such certification
               shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of and certified by a professional
               engineer or architect. Any work done within the 21-day calendar period and prior to
               the submission of the certification shall be at the permit holder's risk. The local
               administrator shall review the floor elevation survey data submitted. Deficiencies
               detected by such review shall be corrected by the permit holder immediately and prior
               to further progressive work being permitted to proceed. Failure to submit the survey,
               or failure to make such corrections required in this chapter, shall be cause to issue
               a stop work order for the project.
               
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               (Code 1993, Â§ 34-39; Ord. of 6-4-1991(1), art. 4, Â§ B)
               
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