(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct reconstruct, enlarge, alter, repair, improve, move or demolish any building or other structure, or any part or portion thereof, or any addition thereto or to commence any excavation, grading or filling in connection therewith, or cause the same to be done, at any location within the flood hazard areas of the city without first obtaining a building permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section. The flood hazard areas of the city shall consist of those areas of the city as established and illustrated by the map entitled “The Official Flood Hazard Area Map”, which map shall be on file at the office of the City Clerk. The Official Flood Hazard Area Map, together with all amendments thereto and all explanatory matter thereof, is hereby incorporated into this section by reference thereto.
(2) To obtain a building permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section, each applicant therefor shall first prepare a written application therefor on a form furnished for the purpose by the city. Each application shall be completed in accordance with all instructions and directions of the form and shall be filed with the City Clerk, prior to the meeting of the City Council at which the same is to be acted upon. It shall be unlawful for any person preparing an application for a building permit issued pursuant to this section to willfully misrepresent or misstate thereon any material fact, plan or intention.
(B) The Zoning Commissioner shall review all applications for building permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this section to determine whether the work proposed thereby and described therein will conform to all applicable provisions of this code and all other applicable ordinances, laws, resolutions, rules and regulations and shall, prior to action by the City Council upon each application, submit any and all recommendations which the City Council may request. The City Council shall, by motion, direct that a building permit be issued by the City Clerk, if the work proposed by and described in the application therefor will conform to all applicable provisions of this code and all other applicable ordinances, laws, resolutions, rules and regulations. All building permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall expire by limitation and become null and void for all purposes whatsoever one calendar year from and after the date of issuance thereof, unless the City Council upon good cause shown extends the same for the length of time as it may determine.
(C) No building permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be issued unless and until the appropriate fee therefor, as set forth herein, shall have been paid.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation granted or issued a building permit, pursuant to the provisions of this section, approving or authorizing the erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, repair, improvement, movement or demolition of any building or structure, or any part or portion thereof, or any addition thereto, to cause or allow the building or structure to deviate in any material way from its manner of construction or final condition as represented in the application, submitted by each person, firm or corporation, upon the basis of which the building permit was issued.
(Prior Code, § 9-105)
Penalty, see § 10.99