<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-30. - Development permit and certification requirements.</div>
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               Application for a development permit shall be made to the administrator on forms furnished
               by the administrator prior to any development activities. The permit shall 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;
               and the location of fill materials, storage areas, and drainage facilities. Specifically,
               the following information is required:
               
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                  (1)
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                  A plot plan that shows the 100-year floodplain contour or a statement that the entire
                  lot is within the floodplain must be provided by the development permit applicant
                  when the lot is within or appears to be within the floodplain as mapped by the Federal
                  Emergency Management Agency or the floodplain identified pursuant to either <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIAD_S26-31DUREAD" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 26-31</a>(10) or <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIIPRFLHARE_S26-51STFTRWIESBAFLELFL" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">sections 26-51</a> and <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIIPRFLHARE_S26-52SAUBPRMADE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">26-52</a>. The plot plan must be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered
                  land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by same.
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                  (2)
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                  The plot plan required by subsection (1) of this section must show the floodway as
                  identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or pursuant to either <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIAD_S26-31DUREAD" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 26-31</a>(10) or <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIIPRFLHARE_S26-51STFTRWIESBAFLELFL" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 26-51</a>, or the setback required for streams without designated floodways as required by
                  <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIIPRFLHARE_S26-51STFTRWIESBAFLELFL" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 26-51</a>(2).
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                  (3)
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                  Where base flood elevation data is provided as set forth in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIINGE_S26-7BAESARSPFLHA" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 26-7</a>, or <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIAD_S26-31DUREAD" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 26-31</a>(10), the application for a development permit within the flood hazard area 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 nonresidential structure will be floodproofed in accordance with <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIIPRFLHARE_S26-50SAPE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 26-50</a>(2), the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure will be
                  floodproofed.
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                  (4)
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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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                  (5)
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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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                  (6)
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                  When a structure is floodproofed, the applicant shall provide a floodproofing certificate
                  (FEMA form 81-65) from a registered professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential
                  floodproofed structure meets the floodproofing criteria in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26FL_ARTIIIPRFLHARE_S26-50SAPE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 26-50</a>(2).
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                  (7)
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                  An elevation certificate (FEMA form 81-31) or a floodproofing certificate (FEMA form
                  81-65) 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 administrator a certification of the elevation of the lowest floor, or floodproofed
                  elevation, whichever is applicable, as built, in relation to mean sea level. Said
                  certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered
                  land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by same. When floodproofing is
                  utilized for a particular building, said certification shall be prepared by or under
                  the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect and certified by same.
                  Any work done within the 21-day calendar period and prior to submission of the certification
                  shall be at the permit holder's risk. The 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 said corrections required
                  hereby shall be cause to issue a stop work order for the project.
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               (Ord. of 9-19-1988, art. 4, Â§ B; Ord. of 1-2001)
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