(a) A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in § 50-171 hereof. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the City and may include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing.
(b) Specifically, the following information is required:
(1) Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures;
(2) Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any structure has been floodproofed;
(3) Certification by a registered professional civil engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 50-177 hereof; and
(4) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
(Ord. 2787, passed 12-22-1980)