In addition to the usual site plan requirements set forth in Title XV of the Town Code, the following standards will be required in the Coastal Zone:
(A) A site plan for development within the Coastal Zone shall include a survey depicting: (a) the current location of the NOHWM, as located, delineated, and certified by a delineation consultant; and (b) the Army Corps of Engineers elevation for the sole purpose of establishing the Army Corps of Engineers’ jurisdiction.
(B) The site plan must comply with the town’s flood hazard areas ordinance(s) as set forth in Chapter 155.
(C) All required pre-/post-construction elevations shall be current (prepared within 60 days of application) and shall be certified on the site plan by a licensed Indiana professional surveyor. Pre-construction grades are to be maintained. However, in the event a storm or other natural event causes damage to the existing topography, a property owner may only restore the damaged topography to the elevation existing prior to such storm or event. Except as otherwise allowed under the Town Code, sand shall not be moved to increase the view from any property nor shall it be removed from any property. Wind-blown sand may be removed from patios and other living areas; however, it may not be moved off the subject property, nor moved into Lake Michigan, or onto the public trust lands.
(D) (1) Heavy equipment access permits must be obtained from the town regardless of the method of access to the Coastal Zone. Photographs of the proposed construction site shall be submitted to the Building Commission before the access permit is issued.
(2) No work other than the work specified in the access permit application shall be performed. Permits are restricted to certain calendar days. Heavy equipment may remain within the Coastal Zone for no more than 30 days. Extensions may only be granted by the town for good cause shown but will be limited to the period between Labor Day and Memorial Day except for emergencies as provided in this subchapter.
(Ord. 2018-04, passed 8-13-18; Am. Ord. 2021-13, passed 9-13-21)