18.48.040 Development permits.
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established by this chapter. The permit shall be for all structures including manufactured homes and for all development including fill and other activities described in the definitions of this chapter. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the planning department and may include but not be limited to plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, and drainage facilities. Specifically, the following information is required:
(1) Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures;
(2) Elevation in relation to mean sea level of flood proofing in any structure;
(3) Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the flood proofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the flood proofing criteria in NBCC 18.48.090; and
(4) Description of the extent to which a watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development. (Ord. 2027 § 1, 2018)