(A) Permit required. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity shall construct or cause to be constructed any structure or substantial improvement to any structure (residential, industrial, commercial or otherwise) without first obtaining a permit to construct same from the building permit agent of the city, which office is hereby created and shall be filled by appointment by Code Enforcement.
(B) Site review. A building permit shall be issued by the City Clerk only after the building permit agent has determined that the proposed building site is reasonably safe from flooding; or if a flood hazard exists, any proposed new construction or substantial improvement (including prefabricated and mobile homes) must:
(1) Be designed (or modified) and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure;
(2) Use construction materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage; and
(3) Use construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.
(Prior Code, § 9-12-1)