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1386.16 REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF A FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION.
   (a)   Review.
      (1)   After receipt of a complete application, the Floodplain Administrator shall review the application to ensure that the standards of these regulations have been met. No floodplain development permit application shall be reviewed until all information required in Section 1386.15 has been received by the Floodplain Administrator.
      (2)   The Floodplain Administrator shall review all floodplain development permit applications to assure that all necessary permits have been received from those Federal, State or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required. The applicant shall be responsible for obtaining such permits as required including permits issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
   (b)   Approval. Within thirty days after the receipt of a complete application, the Floodplain Administrator shall either approve or disapprove the application. If an application is approved, a floodplain development permit shall be issued. All floodplain development permits shall be conditional upon the commencement of work within one year. A floodplain development permit shall expire one year after issuance unless the permitted activity has been substantially begun and is thereafter pursued to completion.
(Ord. 2008-90. Passed 7-7-08.)
1386.17 INSPECTIONS.
   The Floodplain Administrator shall make periodic inspections at appropriate times throughout the period of construction in order to monitor compliance with permit conditions.
(Ord. 2008-90. Passed 7-7-08.)
1386.18 POST-CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED.
   The following as-built certifications are required after a floodplain development permit has been issued:
   (a)   For new or substantially improved residential structures, or nonresidential structures that have been elevated, the applicant shall have a Federal Emergency Management Agency Elevation Certificate completed by a registered surveyor to record as-built elevation data. For elevated structures in Zone A and Zone AO areas without a base flood elevation, the elevation certificate may be completed by the property owner or owner's representative.
   (b)   For all development activities subject to the standards of Section 1386.21(a), a letter of map revision.
(Ord. 2008-90. Passed 7-7-08.)
1386.19 REVOKING A FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
   A floodplain development permit shall be revocable, if among other things, the actual development activity does not conform to the terms of the application and permit granted thereon. In the event of the revocation of a permit, an appeal may be taken to the Appeals Board in accordance with Sections 1386.36 through 1386.41.
(Ord. 2008-90. Passed 7-7-08.)
1386.20 EXEMPTION FROM FILING A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
   (a)   An application for a floodplain development permit shall not be required for:
      (1)   Maintenance work such as roofing, painting, and basement sealing, or for small nonstructural development activities (except for filling and grading) valued at less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
      (2)   Development activities in an existing or proposed manufactured home park that are under the authority of the Ohio Department of Health and subject to the flood damage reduction provisions of the Ohio Administrative Code Section 3701.
      (3)   Major utility facilities permitted by the Ohio Power Siting Board under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4906.
      (4)   Hazardous waste disposal facilities permitted by the Hazardous Waste Siting Board under Ohio R.C. Chapter 3734.
      (5)   Development activities undertaken by a Federal agency and which are subject to Federal Executive Order 11988 - Floodplain Management.
   (b)   Any proposed action exempt from filing for a floodplain development permit is also exempt from the standards of these regulations.
(Ord. 2008-90. Passed 7-7-08.)
1386.21 MAP MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
   To meet National Flood Insurance Program minimum requirements to have flood data reviewed and approved by FEMA, and to ensure that the City's flood maps, studies and other data identified in Section 1386.06 accurately represent flooding conditions so appropriate floodplain management criteria are based on current data, the following map maintenance activities are identified:
   (a)   Requirement to Submit New Technical Data.
      (1)   For all development proposals that impact floodway delineations or base flood elevations, the community shall ensure that technical data reflecting such changes be submitted to FEMA within six months of the date such information becomes available. These development proposals include:
         A.   Floodway encroachments that increase or decrease base flood elevations or alter floodway boundaries;
         B.   Fill sites to be used for the placement of proposed structures where the applicant desires to remove the site from the special flood hazard area;
         C.   Alteration of watercourses that result in a relocation or elimination of the special flood hazard area, including the placement of culverts; and
         D.   Subdivision or large scale development proposals requiring the establishment of base flood elevations in accordance with Section 1386.27.
      (2)   It is the responsibility of the applicant to have technical data, required in accordance with subsection (a) hereof, prepared in a format required for a conditional letter of map revision or letter of map revision, and submitted to FEMA. Submittal and processing fees for these map revisions shall be the responsibility of the applicant.
      (3)   The Floodplain Administrator shall require a conditional letter of map revision prior to the issuance of a floodplain development permit for:
         A.   Proposed floodway encroachments that increase the base flood elevation; and
         B.   Proposed development which increases the base flood elevation by more than one foot in areas where FEMA has provided base flood elevations but no floodway.
      (4)   Floodplain development permits issued by the Floodplain Administrator shall be conditioned upon the applicant obtaining a letter of map revision from FEMA for any development proposal subject to paragraph (a)(1) hereof.
   (b)   Right to Submit New Technical Data. The Floodplain Administrator may request changes to any of the information shown on an effective map that does not impact floodplain or floodway delineations or base flood elevations, such as labeling or planimetric details. Such a submission shall include appropriate supporting documentation made in writing by the Mayor, and may be submitted at any time.
   (c)   Annexation/Detachment. Upon occurrence, the Floodplain Administrator shall notify FEMA in writing whenever the boundaries of the City have been modified by annexation or the community has assumed authority over an area, or no longer has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations for a particular area. In order that the City's flood insurance rate map accurately represent the City boundaries, include within such notification a copy of a map of the City suitable for reproduction, clearly showing the new corporate limits or the new area for which the City has assumed or relinquished floodplain management regulatory authority.
(Ord. 2008-90. Passed 7-7-08.)
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