(A) Application for a floodplain development permit shall be made to the Floodplain Administrator on forms furnished by him or her prior to any development activities, and may include, but not be limited to, the following: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, earthen fill, storage of materials or equipment, drainage facilities and the location of the foregoing.
(B) Specifically, the following information is required:
(1) Application stage.
(a) A description of the proposed development;
(b) Location of the proposed development sufficient to accurately locate property and structure(s) in relation to existing roads and streams;
(c) A legal description of the property site;
(d) A site development plan showing existing and proposed development locations and existing and proposed land grades;
(e) Elevation of the top of the planned lowest floor (including basement) of all proposed buildings. Elevation should be in NAVD 88 or NGVD;
(f) Elevation (in NAVD 88 or NGVD) to which any non-residential structure will be flood-proofed; and
(g) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development. A hydrologic and hydraulic engineering study is required and any watercourse changes submitted to DNR for approval and then to FEMA as a letter of map revision. (See § 154.45(B) of this chapter for additional information.)
(2) Construction stage. Upon establishment/placement of the lowest floor, before framing continues, to include any approved flood-proofing, it shall be the duty of the applicant to submit to the Floodplain Administrator a certification of the NAVD 88 or NGVD elevation of the lowest floor or flood-proofed elevation, as built. Said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by the same. When flood-proofing is utilized for a particular structure said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect and certified by same. Any work undertaken prior to submission of the flood-proofing certification shall be at the applicant’s risk. Any work undertaken prior to submission of the elevation certification shall be at the applicant’s risk. The Floodplain Administrator shall review the lowest floor or flood-proofed elevation survey data submitted. The applicant shall correct any deficiencies detected by such review. Failure to submit the elevation certification or failure to make correction required shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project.
(3) Finished construction. Upon completion of construction, an elevation certification which depicts the “as-built” lowest floor elevation is required to be submitted to the Floodplain Administrator. If the project includes a flood-proofing measure, flood-proofing certification is required to be submitted by the applicant to the Floodplain Administrator.
(Ord. 2014-05, passed 11-3-2014)