(A) A completed development permit application form must be submitted to the City Administrator prior to the start of construction of development within the corporate limits of the City of Sunset Valley, Texas.
(B) The Administrator will review all applications to determine whether such construction or other development is proposed within the identified flood hazard areas of the City of Sunset Valley. If a proposed development is not within the identified flood hazard area, then the Administrator will issue a development permit exemption certificate to the applicant.
(C) Application for a development permit shall be presented to the Administrator on forms furnished by him/her and may include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the location, dimensions, and elevation of proposed landscape alterations, existing and proposed structures, and the location of the foregoing in relation to areas of special flood hazard. Additionally, the following information is required:
(1) Elevation (in relation to mean sea level), of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new and substantially improved structures;
(2) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential structure shall be floodproofed;
(3) A certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed structure shall meet the floodproofing criteria of this chapter;
(4) Description of the extent to which any watercourse or natural drainage will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development;
(5) Maintain a record of all such information.
(D) Approval or denial of a development permit by the Administrator shall be based on all of the provisions of this chapter and the following relevant factors:
(1) The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
(2) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner;
(3) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others;
(4) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development;
(5) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
(6) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions including maintenance and repair of streets and bridges, and public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems;
(7) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site;
(8) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable;
(9) The availability of alternative locations, not subject to flooding or erosion damage, for the proposed use;
(10) The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan for that area.