A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area horizontally within the special flood hazard area established in subsection 5-2-3
B of this chapter. The development permit shall be required for all structures, including manufactured dwellings, and for all development as defined in 5-2-2
, including fill and other activities. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Malheur County planning director/floodplain administrator and may include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage of facilities and the location of the foregoing.
Specifically, the following information is required:
A. In riverine flood zones, the proposed elevation (in relation to mean sea level), of the lowest floor (including basement) and all attendant utilities of all new and substantially improved structures.
B. Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea levelto which any non- residential structure will be flood proofed.
C. Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect licensed in the State of Oregon that the floodproofing methods for any non-residential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in subsection 5-2-5-2
C of this chapter.
D. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
F. Substantial improvement calculations for any improvement, addition, reconstruction, renovation, or rehabilitation of an existing structure.
G. The amount and location of any fill or excavation activities proposed. (Ord. 54, 3-24-1987; amd. Ord. 147, 4-14-2004; Ord. 219, 11-13-2019)