(A) Lots within the 100-year floodplain. An elevation certificate must be submitted to the City Floodplain Administrator for each structure on the lot. The certificate shall display verification that the lowest floor level of the proposed structure is above the base flood elevation as shown on the designated Floodplain Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Each certificate shall be prepared, stamped and signed by a licensed professional engineer or licensed land surveyor and shall display the following as a minimum: designated lot boundary; location of the structure; location of the floodplain limits; and the FIRM number. A floodplain development permit shall be issued once all requirements are satisfied.
(B) Property within floodways. Proposed structures within any property inside a floodway, as shown on the designated Floodplain Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) shall require a licensed professional engineer to prepare, sign, stamp, submit a no-rise certification analysis directly to the city. The analysis shall include as a minimum: hydraulic and hydrologic data; design and methods of construction certified by the professional engineer or architect; and topographic data certified by a licensed professional engineer or licensed land surveyor. It shall be the responsibility of the professional who prepares the analysis to provide any additional information required by the city. Upon verification, the City Floodplain Administrator shall issue a floodplain development permit.
(C) Notice requirements for lots and property within the 100-year floodplain and floodway. Notice shall be given by certified mail to the owners of property immediately adjacent to, or that share a boundary with, the parcel where the requested map revision or map change is being sought. Such notice shall contain information regarding any changes in:
(1) Width or shifting of the special flood hazard area;
(2) The area that would be inundated by the base flood; or
(3) Increases in the base flood elevation of the property or surrounding areas in question.
(Prior Code, § 8-35) (Ord. 1153, passed 3-19-2012)