A. An applicant for an FDP shall submit a plan containing the following information certified to the planning services division for transmittal to the development services director:
1. Existing and proposed changes in terrain and proposed site grading at one foot (1') North American vertical datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) contour intervals.
2. Proposed use of the land, and including elevation (NAVD 88) of the lowest habitable floor, including cellar or basement of any structure, elevation (NAVD 88) of all mechanical and utility equipment, and in the case of floodproofed structures, the elevation to which it will be floodproofed.
3. Final dimensions and locations of proposed structures.
4. If property is located in the FF flood fringe district, certification from a registered professional engineer that the proposed fill, structure, or other development is not in the floodway.
5. Certification from a registered professional engineer that the plan is accurate, and that the design and construction methods, including floodproofing where permitted, are adequate to withstand flood heights, pressures, velocities, impact and uplift forces, and all other factors associated with the base (100-year) flood. Within thirty (30) days of the completion, an elevation certification prepared by an Illinois registered professional engineer or an Illinois registered land surveyor shall be submitted which states the specific as built elevation (NAVD 88) of the lowest floor including basements or cellars. In the case of floodproofed nonresidential structures or facilities, such as mechanical and utility equipment, a floodproofing certification prepared by an Illinois registered professional engineer or an Illinois registered architect shall be submitted within thirty (30) days of completion which states the specific elevation (NAVD 88) to which the structure or facilities are floodproofed. Such elevation shall be certified by an Illinois registered professional engineer or an Illinois registered land surveyor.
6. Location of the floodway boundary as shown by the plan view on the flood insurance rate map along with the flood insurance study, Carbondale, Illinois, dated May 2, 2008; location of flood fringe boundary as calculated from floodplain profiles as determined in the flood insurance study, Carbondale, Illinois, dated May 2, 2008; and location of the special flood hazard area as shown on the flood insurance rate map for Jackson County, Illinois, dated May 2, 2008. To determine the base flood elevation for Plum Creek and Mud Creek, or any other that are shown as zone A on the flood insurance rate map, Carbondale, Illinois, dated May 2, 2008, the city shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state, or other source.
7. Information pertaining to receipt of all other applicable permits and licenses.
B. Upon findings by the development services director that the requirements of this section are met, an FDP may be issued.
C. The limits of the site grading, structures, and uses shown on the approved plan shall be binding on the applicant, his successors and assigns unless amended through the permit procedure outlined above. It shall be unlawful for anyone to vary any development from specifications permitted in the FDP. (Ord. 2013-20)