(A) Permit required. No person, firm or corporation shall initiate any floodplain development or substantial improvement or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate permit for development, as defined in § 152.15 of this chapter.
(B) Administration.
(1) The City Administrator is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Duties of the City Administrator shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) Review all development permit applications to assure that sites are reasonably safe from flooding and that permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;
(b) Review applications for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required;
(c) Notify adjacent communities and the state’s Department of Natural Resources prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(d) Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished;
(e) Verily, record and maintain record of the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures in special flood hazard areas;
(f) Verily, record and maintain record of the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which new or substantially improved structures have been flood-proofed; and
(g) When flood-proofing is utilized for a particular structure, the City Administrator shall be presented certification from a registered professional engineer or architect.
(C) Application for permit. To obtain a floodplain development permit, the applicant shall file an application in writing on a form furnished for that purpose. Every such application shall:
(1) Identify and describe the development to be covered by the floodplain development permit;
(2) Describe the land on which the proposed development is to be done by lot, block, tract and house and street address, or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed building or development;
(3) Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed development is intended;
(4) Be accompanied by plans and specifications for proposed construction;
(5) Be signed by the permitted or his or her authorized agent who may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority; and
(6) Give such other information as reasonably may be required by the City Administrator.
(Ord. 15-1, passed 9-9-2015)