A development permit shall be required to ensure conformance with the provisions of this chapter. This system will consist of a city-wide application review procedure and the issuance of permits only for those developments located within the identified flood hazard areas. Developments located outside of identified flood hazard areas will be issued a development permit exemption certificate stating that the proposed development is not located within an identified flood hazard area and that the construction standards required in this chapter are not applicable to the proposed development.