(A) A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in § 151.06. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Floodplain Administrator and may include but not be limited to: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevation of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities and the location of the foregoing.
(B) Specifically, the following information is required:
(1) Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest habitable floor (including basement) of all structures; in Zone AO, elevation of existing grade and proposed elevation of lowest habitable floor of all structures;
(2) Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any structure will be floodproofed;
(3) Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 151.40(C)(3); and
(4) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
(1991 Code, § 16-4-1) (Ord. 55, passed 12-15-1986)