8.16.120 Establishment of development permit.

A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or any other development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 8.16.070. 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. Specifically, the following information is required:

(A) Site plan, including, but not limited to:

(1) For all proposed structures, spot ground elevations at building corners and twenty-foot or smaller intervals along the foundation footprint, or one-foot contour elevations throughout the building site;

(2) Proposed locations of water supply, sanitary sewer, and utilities; and

(3) If available, the base flood elevation from the Flood Insurance Study and/or Flood Insurance Rate Map; and

(4) If applicable, the location of the regulatory floodway.

(B) Foundation design detail, including, but not limited to:

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

(2) For crawl-space foundation, location and total net area of foundation openings as required in Section 8.16.160(C)(3) of this chapter and FEMA Technical Bulletins 1-93 and 7-93; and

(3) For foundations placed on fill, the location and height of fill and compaction requirements (compacted to ninety-five percent using the Standard Proctor Test method).

(C) Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed, as required in Section 8.16.160(C)(2) of this chapter and FEMA Technical Bulletin 3-93.

(D) All appropriate certifications listed in Section 8.16.140(D) of this chapter.

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