No development shall occur without first obtaining a permit from the Planning Office. This permit shall not be valid until all applicable federal or state permits are obtained.
Applications for a building permit shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
A. 
Name, address and phone number of applicant.
B. 
Name, address and phone number of property owner, if different than agent.
C. 
Name, address and phone number of contractor.
D. 
Legal description of site location.
E. 
Proposed uses for the site.
F. 
Type, dimensions and estimated cost of development/improvement proposed.
G. 
Site characteristics and improvements.
H. 
Site plan drawn to scale which shows:
(1) 
Dimensions of site.
(2) 
Size and location of existing and proposed structures or alterations.
(3) 
Setbacks.
(4) 
Elevation contours in mean sea level (NGVD).
(5) 
Delineation of the one-hundred-year flood elevation and boundary.
(6) 
Proposed elevation of the lowest floor and method of elevation, if applicable.
I. 
A signed agreement stating that the applicant will supply an elevation certificate completed by a registered, professional engineer or surveyor.
J. 
For additions and improvements, market value or assessed value of structures before improvement.
K. 
Nonconversion agreement, where applicable.
General permits shall be granted only after determining that the proposed development will be in compliance with this chapter.
The condition design criteria, hazard class and danger reach of the dam shall be considered when reviewing development downstream of existing or proposed dams. Development within the dam break flood wave shall be denied unless the dam meets the standards for a high hazard dam.
A. 
After approval of the permit, no changes of any kind shall be made to the application, permit, plans, specifications or other documents submitted with the application without the written approval of the applicable county official. A copy of the permit shall be displayed at the construction site.
B. 
During construction, the Building Inspector will inspect the site to determine that work is in compliance with the permit. Any work not in compliance with the permit shall be corrected before any additional work is undertaken.
A conditional permit may be issued for garages and accessory structures less than six hundred (600) square feet in size, provided that:
A. 
The structure is incidental to the primary structure.
B. 
It is used solely for limited storage and parking of vehicles.
C. 
The floor of the structure is constructed at or above grade.
D. 
The structure is located, oriented and constructed so as to minimize flood damage.
E. 
The structure is firmly anchored to prevent flotation.
F. 
The structure meets the requirements of § 182-13 of this chapter.
A record of all floodplain permits shall be maintained and be available upon request by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or its authorized agent (Water Resources Administration) during periodic assessments of this community's participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. All documents needed to support and permit action, such as elevation certificates, map amendments or revisions and variance actions, shall be available for review during these assessments.
For subdivisions in the nontidal floodplain, the applicant shall submit a plan which demonstrates that all building sites are located outside of the one-hundred-year floodplain and that the floodplain areas are protected in the natural state.