Application for a floodplain development permit will be made to the floodplain administrator on the form furnished by the administrator prior to starting development activities. The required review and processing fee must be attached to the application. Specifically, the following information is required:
A. Application stage:
1. Plans drawn to scale with elevations of the project area and the nature, location, dimensions of existing and proposed structures, earthen fill placement, storage of materials or equipment and drainage facilities;
2. Elevation in relation to the flood protection elevation, or highest adjacent grade, of the lowest floor level, including crawl spaces or basement, of all proposed structures;
3. Elevation to which any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed;
4. Design certification from a registered professional engineer or architect that any proposed nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in section 15.32.140 of this chapter;
5. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of a proposed development; and
B. Construction stage:
1. For all new construction and substantial improvements, the permit holder must provide to the floodplain administrator an as built certification of the floor elevation or floodproofing level, using appropriate FEMA elevation or floodproofing certificate, immediately after the lowest floor or floodproofing is completed. When floodproofing is utilized for nonresidential structures, the certification must be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect and certified by same.
2. Certificate deficiencies identified by the floodplain administrator must be corrected by the permit holder immediately and prior to work proceeding. Failure to submit certification or failure to make the corrections will be cause for the floodplain administrator to issue a stop work order for the project.
3. The floodplain development permit will expire along with any associated building and/or site development permit issued by the city or one hundred eighty (180) days after the floodplain development permit is issued whichever is later. (Ord. 3380 §7, 2010)