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A. Certificate: Every applicant who is issued a building permit governed by this chapter shall be required to submit to the building official a certificate of actual elevations of construction by a registered land surveyor or registered professional engineer. Said certificate shall specify the specific elevations (in relation to mean sea level) of the actual elevation of the poured foundation. The certificate shall certify that the lowest floor elevation is at or above the BFE.
B. Submission: The certificate of actual elevation described in Subsection A shall be submitted after the pouring of footings and foundation, but prior to the time of final inspections or request for any certificate of occupancy.
C. Waiver: The building official, in their discretion, may waive all of the inapplicable portions of the certificate required by this chapter, if the construction work authorized by permit does not occur in or affect those portions of the structure below the BFE.
(Ord. 2015-21, 5-26-2015; amd. Ord. 2023-61, 11-14-2023)
The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on engineering and scientific methods of study. Larger floods will occur on rare occasions and flooding heights may be increased by manmade or natural causes such as ice jams or bridge openings being restricted by debris. This chapter does not imply that areas outside the floodplain and areas of special hazards, or land uses permitted within such areas, will be free from flooding or flood damages. This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the city or any officer or employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made under this chapter.
(Ord. 2015-21, 5-26-2015)