A. Permit Required: Activities or uses that require the issuance of a permit, including the expansion or alteration of such uses, shall not be initiated, established or undertaken until a permit has been issued by the Flood Plain Administrator.
B. Information Required: Permit applications shall be required to furnish the following information as deemed necessary by the Flood Plain Administrator for determining the suitability of the particular site for the proposed use:
1. Plans: Plans in duplicate drawn to scale (including dimensions) showing the nature, location and elevation of the lot; existing and proposed structure locations; fill, storage or materials site; floodproofing measures; mean sea level elevation of the first floor of proposed structures; and location of the channel.
2. Plan View: A plan view of the proposed development indicating external dimensions of structures, street or road finished grade elevations, well locations, individual sewage treatment and disposal sites, excavation and/or fill quantity estimates and site plan and/or construction plans.
3. Specifications: Specifications for floodproofing, filling, excavating, grading, riprapping, storage of materials and location of utilities.
4. Professional Design Calculations: A professional engineer's or registered architect's design calculations and certification that the proposed activity has been designed to be in compliance with these regulations.
5. Certification: Certification of floodproofing and/or elevation shall be provided on a standard form available from the Flood Plain Administrator.
C. On-Site Inspection; Required Information: To determine that the permit specifications and conditions have been completed, applicants who have received permits are required to furnish the following at the time of an on-site conformance inspection:
1. Certification by a registered professional engineer or licensed land surveyor of the actual mean sea level elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new, altered or substantially improved buildings.
2. If floodproofing techniques were used for buildings, the mean sea level elevation to which the floodproofing was accomplished must be certified by a structural engineer or licensed architect in the same manner.
3. Certification shall also be required for artificial obstructions other than buildings, verifying that the activity was accomplished in accordance with these regulations and the design plans submitted with the application for the permit activity. This certification may be waived by the Floodplain Administrator if it can be clearly ascertained by a site inspection that the activity was accomplished in accordance with these regulations.
4. Certification of floodproofing and/or elevation shall be provided on a standard form available from the Floodplain Administrator. (Ord. 97-01, 3-24-1997)