(A) Application for a development permit shall be made to the Building Official on forms furnished by him or her prior to any development activities, and may include, but not be limited to the following plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, earthen fill, storage of materials or equipment, drainage facilities and the location of the foregoing.
(B) Specifically, the following information is required:
(1) Application stage.
(a) Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the proposed lowest floor (including basement) of all buildings;
(b) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential building will be floodproofed;
(c) Certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect that the nonresi-dential floodproofed building will meet the flood-proofing criteria in § 152.26;
(d) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
1. Upon application for activities that will alter or relocate a watercourse, the Flood Plain Manager shall notify adjacent communities and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Land, Water, and Conservation Division, State Coordinator for the National Flood Insurance program prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such modification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
2. Any activity that alters or relocates a watercourse must maintain the carrying capacity of the watercourse.
(2) Construction stage.
(a) Provide an under construction elevation certificate after the lowest floor is completed, or in instances where the building is subject to the regulations applicable to coastal high hazard areas, after placement of the horizontal structural members of the lowest floor.
(b) The certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by same. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular building, the certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect and certified by same.
(c) Any work undertaken prior to submission of the certification shall be at the permit holder’s risk. The Building Official shall review the floor elevation survey data submitted.
(d) Deficiencies detected by the review shall be corrected by the permit holder immediately and prior to further progressive work being permitted to proceed.
(e) Failure to submit the survey or failure to make the corrections required hereby shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project.
(f) When a structure is located in Zones V, VE, or V1-30, or a Coastal A Zone certification shall be provided from a registered professional engineer or architect, separate from submitted plans, that new construction and substantial improvement meets the criteria for the coastal high hazard areas.
(g) Upon completion of the development a registered professional engineer, land surveyor or architect, in accordance with SC law, shall certify that the development is built in accordance with the submitted plans and previous pre-development certifications.
(`95 Code, § 5-4-15) (Am. Ord. 22-16, passed 9-13-16; Am. Ord. 21-17, passed 7-11-17; Am. Ord. 25-20, passed 12-8-20)