§ 9-4.403. Building Permit Required.

A building permit shall be obtained before any construction or other development, including manufactured homes, begins within any special flood hazard areas. Application for a building permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Chief Building Official. The application requirements shall include but not be limited to the following information:

(a)

Plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing:

(1)

The nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question, existing or proposed structures, storage of materials and equipment and their location;

(2)

Proposed locations of water supply, sanitary sewer, and other utilities;

(3)

Grading information showing existing and proposed contours, any proposed fill, and drainage facilities;

(4)

Location of the regulatory floodway when applicable;

(5)

Base flood elevation information as specified in Section 9-4.302 or 9-4.402(c);

(6)

Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures; and

(7)

Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed, as required in Section 9-4.501(c)(2) of this chapter and detailed in FEMA Technical Bulletin TB 3-93.

(b)

Certification from a registered civil engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed building meets the floodproofing criteria in Section 9-4.501(c)(2).

(c)

For a crawl-space foundation, location and total net area of foundation openings as required in Section 9-4.501(c)(3) of this chapter and detailed in FEMA Technical Bulletins 1-93 and 7-93.

(d)

Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.

(e)

All appropriate certifications listed in Section 9-4.402(e).

(Ord. 3430-C.S., § 1, effective 1-4-07)