§ 156.26 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

   (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 Building Department.

   (B)   Application for a development permit shall be made on a form provided by the Building Department.

      (1)   The application 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 in MSL, 1929 adj. datum or NGVD 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 §§ 156.70 through 156.73 of this chapter.

   (C)   Upon receipt of a development permit application, the Building Inspector 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 Building Inspector 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 Building Inspector shall be responsible for obtaining from the applicant copies of all other federal, state and local permits, approvals or permit-not-required letters that may be required for this type of activity. The Building Inspector shall not issue a permit unless all other federal, state and local permits have been obtained.

(Ord. 05-09, passed 5-24-2005)