(A) Upon the establishment or placement of the lowest floor, in order to include any approved floodproofing, before framing continues, it shall be the duty of the applicant to submit to the Floodplain Administrator a certification of the NAVD 88 or NGVD elevation of the lowest floor or the floodproofed elevation, as-built. Said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by the same. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure, said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect and certified by the same.
(B) Any work undertaken prior to submission of the floodproofing certification shall be at the applicant’s risk. The Floodplain Administrator shall review the lowest floor and floodproofing elevation survey data submitted. The applicant shall correct deficiencies detected by such review before any further work is allowed to proceed. Failure to submit the survey or failure to make the corrections required shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project.
(C) Any work undertaken prior to submission of the elevation certification shall be at the applicant’s risk. The Floodplain Administrator shall review the lowest floor or floodproofed elevation survey data submitted. The applicant shall correct any deficiencies detected by such review. Failure to submit the elevation certification or failure to make the corrections required shall be cause to issue a stop- work order for the project.
(D) Upon establishment of the floodproofed elevation of a floodproofed structure, it shall be the duty of the applicant to submit to the Floodplain Administrator a floodproofing certificate. Certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered professional engineer and certified by the same. The Floodplain Administrator shall review the floodproofing certification submitted. The applicant shall correct any deficiencies detected by such review before any further work is allowed to proceed. Failure to submit the floodproofing certification or failure to make the corrections required shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project.
(Ord. 2014-05, passed 5-5-2014) Penalty, see § 10.99