§ 20-51. Permit procedures.

(a)

Application for a floodplain development permit shall be presented to the floodplain administrator on forms furnished by him. The applicant shall confer with the floodplain administrator to determine information required to be included within the application, which 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, including the placement of manufactured homes, any proposed clearing, grading, filling, or construction, and the location of the foregoing in relation to areas of special flood hazard, including locations of existing and proposed modified base flood elevations and flood boundaries. 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 section 20-77(2);

(4)

Description of the extent to which any watercourse, natural drainage, or any improvements involved in the accommodation or control of floodwaters will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development;

(5)

Maintain a record of all such information in accordance with section 20-50(a); and

(6)

Documentation to verify that the development will be in full compliance with all federal, state, and local laws or ordinances.

(b)

Approval or denial of a floodplain development permit by the floodplain administrator shall be based on, but not limited to, all of the provisions of this article 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; and

(10)

Full compliance with all federal, state, and local laws or ordinances.

(Code 1982, §§ 11-37, 11-38; Ord. No. 78-2, art. IV, § C(1), (2), 1-9-1978; Ord. No. 08-44, § 1(11-28), 9-2-2008)