(A) Permit required. A property owner or contractor shall obtain a permit from the city (if it meets the provisions of this chapter) before the:
(1) Erection, addition, modification, rehabilitation (including normal maintenance and repair) or alteration of any building, structure or portion thereof;
(2) Use or change of use of a building, structure or land;
(3) Construction of a dam or a fence;
(4) Change, extension or expansion of a non-conforming use;
(5) Repair of a structure that has been damaged by flood, fire, tornado or any other source; or
(6) Placement of fill, excavation of materials or the storage of materials or equipment within the floodplain.
(B) Application for permit. The property owner or contractor shall make application for a permit to the city on forms furnished by the city. The applicant shall include the following information (where applicable):
(1) Plans in duplicate drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the lot; existing or proposed structures, fill or storage of materials; and
(2) The location of the foregoing in relation to the stream or watercourse channel.
(C) State and federal permits. Before granting a permit or processing an application for a conditional use permit or variance, the city shall determine that the applicant has obtained all applicable watershed, state and federal permits.
(D) Certificate of zoning compliance for a new, altered or non-conforming use. It shall be unlawful for anyone to use, occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, altered or enlarged in its use or structure until the city has issued a certificate of zoning compliance. This certificate shall state that the use of the building or land meets the requirements of this chapter.
(E) Construction and use to be as provided on applications, plans, permits, variances and certificates of zoning compliance. Permits, conditional use permits or certificates of zoning compliance issued based on approved plans and applications authorize only the use, arrangement and construction set forth in such approved plans and applications. No person shall conduct any other use, arrangement or construction on any site covered by such a permit or approval. The city shall deem any use, arrangement, or construction different from what the city authorized as a violation of this chapter, and is punishable as outlined in § 154.060 of this chapter.
(F) Certification. The applicant shall submit certification prepared by a licensed professional engineer, architect or land surveyor that the contractor or owner met or exceeded the requirements of this chapter for the finished fill and building elevations while meeting the provisions of this chapter. A licensed engineer or architect must certify all flood-proofing measures.
(G) Record of first floor elevation. The city shall maintain a record of the elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new structures and for alterations or additions to existing structures in the floodplain. The city also shall maintain a record of the elevation to which the owners flood-proofed their structures or to which the owners made alterations and additions. The city will base these records on the as-built survey information submitted by applicants, contractors or property owners.
(H) Notifications for watercourse alterations. Before the city authorizes any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, the Community Development Director or other designated city official shall notify adjacent cities and the Commissioner of the state’s Department of Natural Resources of situations that could affect the stream or a river. If the applicant has applied for a permit to work in the beds of public waters pursuant to M.S. Ch. 103G, as it may be amended from time to time, this shall suffice as adequate notice to the Commissioner of the Department Natural Resources. The city also shall submit a copy of the notification to the Chicago Regional Office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
(I) Notification to FEMA when physical changes increase or decrease the 100-year flood elevation. As soon as is practicable, but not later than six months after the date such supporting information becomes available, the Community Development Director shall notify the Chicago Regional Office of FEMA of the physical changes affecting flood elevation by submitting a copy of the technical or scientific data.
(Prior Code, § 1301.10)