(A) No person, firm, corporation, or governmental body not exempted by law shall commence any development in the SFHA without first obtaining a development permit from the City Administrator or his designee.
(B) Submittals for a development permit shall include the following:
(1) The submittal shall be accompanied by drawings of the site, drawn to scale, showing property line dimensions and legal description for the property and sealed by a licensed engineer, architect or land surveyor; existing grade elevations, using the North American Vertical Datum of 1988, and all changes in grade resulting from excavation or filling; the location and dimensions of all buildings and additions to buildings.
(2) For all proposed buildings, the elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) and lowest adjacent grade shall be shown on the submitted plans and the development will be subject to the requirements of § 159.06.
(C) Upon receipt of a development permit submittal, the City Administrator or his designee shall compare the elevation of the site to the base flood or 100-year frequency flood elevation.
(1) Any development located on land that can be shown to be higher than the base flood elevation of the current flood insurance rate map and which has not been filled after the date of the site's first flood insurance rate map without a permit as required by this chapter is not in the SFHA and, therefore, not subject to the requirements of this chapter. Conversely, any development located on land shown to be below the base flood elevation and hydraulically connected, but shown on the current flood insurance rate map is subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The City Administrator or his designee shall maintain documentation of the existing ground elevation at the development site and certification that this ground elevation existed prior to the date of the site's first flood insurance rate map identification.
(D) A soil erosion and sediment control plan for disturbed areas shall be submitted. This plan shall include a description of the sequence of grading activities and the temporary sediment and erosion control measures to be implemented to mitigate their effects. This plan shall also include a description of final stabilization and revegetation measures, and the identification of a responsible party to ensure post-construction maintenance.
(E) The City Administrator or his designee shall require certification from the design engineer that all federal, state and local permits, approvals or waivers that may be required by this type of activity have been obtained. The City Administrator or his designee shall not issue a permit unless this certification has been obtained.
(Ord. 2008-08-0196O, passed 8-12-2008; Am. Ord. 2019-10-0759O, passed 10-22-2019) Penalty, see § 159.99