Any person, owner or authorized agent who intends to conduct
any development in a flood hazard area shall first make application
to the Floodplain Administrator and shall obtain the required permit.
Depending on the nature and extent of proposed development that includes
a building or structure, the Floodplain Administrator may determine
that a floodplain development permit or approval is required in addition
to a building permit.
The applicant shall file an application in writing on a form
furnished by the Floodplain Administrator. Such application shall:
A.
Identify and describe the development to be covered by the permit.
B.
Describe the land on which the proposed development is to be conducted
by legal description, street address or similar description that will
readily identify and definitively locate the site.
C.
Indicate the use and occupancy for which the proposed development
is intended.
D.
Be accompanied by a site plan and construction documents as specified in Article V of these regulations, grading and filling plans and other information deemed appropriate by the Floodplain Administrator.
E.
State the valuation of the proposed work, including the valuation
of ordinary maintenance and minor work.
F.
Be signed by the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent.
The issuance of a permit under these regulations or the Uniform
Construction Code shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval
of, any violation of this chapter or any other ordinance of the jurisdiction.
The issuance of a permit based on submitted documents and information
shall not prevent the Floodplain Administrator from requiring the
correction of errors. The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to
prevent occupancy or use of a structure or site which is in violation
of these regulations or other ordinances of this jurisdiction.
A permit shall become invalid when the proposed development
is not commenced within 180 days after its issuance, or when the work
authorized is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after
the work commences. Extensions shall be requested in writing and justifiable
cause demonstrated. The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to
grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not
more than 180 days each.
The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to suspend or revoke
a permit issued under these regulations wherever the permit is issued
in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information,
or in violation of any ordinance or code of this jurisdiction.
