§ 21.07. Permit Procedures

Prior to any development activities, application shall be made to the enforcement official for a floodplain development permit. The application shall be submitted on a form provided by the enforcement official, accompanied by a fee and the following additional information:

(a)

Application Stage.

(1)

Name, address and contact information of property owner and applicant (if different);

(2)

A description of the proposed development activity;

(3)

Location of the proposed development activity sufficient to accurately locate property and structure in relation to existing roads, streams and other waterbodies;

(4)

A legal description of the property;

(5)

A site development plan showing existing and proposed building and structure locations and existing and proposed land grades;

(6)

A description of all grading, filling and vegetation removal proposed by the development plan;

(7)

An explanation of why this activity cannot be located at an upland site;

(8)

A description of all measures proposed to reduce or compensate for project impacts;

(9)

Photographs of the proposed project site showing the existing condition;

(10)

Elevation of the 100-year flood, and floodplain and floodway boundaries at the project site;

(11)

Elevation of the top of the lowest floor (including basement) of all proposed buildings. Elevation should be in NAVD 88 or NGVD;

(12)

Elevation (in NAVD 88 or NGVD) to which any non-residential structure will be flood-proofed;

(13)

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

(14)

Map of any wetlands that might be impacted by the proposed development activity;

(15)

Description of construction sequencing and timetable for proposed activities, including a description of future phases of the project.

(b)

Additional Information. The enforcement official may also require a permit applicant to submit additional information if the enforcement official deems such information necessary to determine the compliance of a proposed activity with the standards and criteria set forth in the article. Such information may include:

(1)

Description of ecological communities and functions;

(2)

Description of how the development activity will change, diminish, or enhance the ecological communities and functions;

(3)

Name, address, professional status, license number, and phone number of the person who is to prepare the riparian management or mitigation plan;

(4)

More detailed site plans;

(5)

Engineering reports and analyses where the proposed activity may be subject to flood or erosion hazards, or increase such hazards or other types;

(6)

Mapping or description of soil types where onsite waste disposal is proposed; and

(7)

Analysis of chemical or physical characteristics of any fill material.

(c)

Mitigation Plan. In addition, the enforcement official shall require the permit applicant to submit a riparian management and/or a compensatory mitigation plan.

(d)

Construction Stage. Upon placement of the lowest floor, or floodproofing, it shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit to the enforcement official a certification of the NAVD 88 elevation of the lowest floor or floodproofed elevation, as built. This certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by that individual. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure, the certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or licensed architect and certified by that individual. Any work undertaken prior to submission of the certification shall be at the permit holder's risk. (The enforcement official shall review the lowest floor and floodproofing elevation survey data submitted.) The permit holder shall correct deficiencies detected by such review before any further work is allowed to proceed. Failure to submit the survey or failure to make the corrections required hereby shall be cause to issue a stop work order for the project. All permits shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance, unless the enforcement official indicates otherwise.