§ 62-4033. Development permit.

(a)

Application for a development permit for the construction of structures (building permit) shall be made to the county prior to any development activities, and may include but shall not be limited to the following: plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; and existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials and drainage facilities, and their location. Specifically, the following information is required:

(1)

The elevation, in relation to mean sea level or other acceptable datum, of the proposed lowest floor, including basement, of all structures.

(2)

The elevation, in relation to mean sea level or other acceptable datum, to which any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed.

(3)

Certification from a professional engineer or architect licensed to practice in the state, in the form of a FEMA floodproofing certificate, that any nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in section 62-4062(2).

(4)

A description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.

(b)

The building official shall be responsible for all construction and substantial improvement of residential and nonresidential structures, including prefabricated or manufactured homes, and shall have the lowest floor elevation preliminarily field-certified by a professional surveyor licensed in the state, as being at or exceeding 12 inches above the 100-year flood elevation for the appropriate flood hazard zone. Such certification should take place after completion of the foundation or slab for the intended structure, and shall be submitted to the county prior to the pre-lath inspection. Any work undertaken prior to submission of the certification shall be at the permit holder's risk. Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, no variance shall be granted where the slab elevation as constructed does not comply with the permit approved by the county prior to construction.

(c)

In addition, prior to the inspection at the next phase of construction, a detailed survey shall be provided to the county certifying the following information:

(1)

The legal description of the property;

(2)

The lot dimension and total lot area;

(3)

The building location and setbacks from the property lines;

(4)

Any accessory structures, with size and setbacks indicated;

(5)

The lowest floor elevation (mean sea level); and

(6)

The elevation (mean sea level) of the crown of all roads abutting the property where projected lot lines intersect with the crown of such roads.

(d)

However, no building permit shall be issued unless the applicant for the permit first provides the building division with a proposed or estimated building slab or lowest floor elevation (mean sea level). Such proposed elevation will be utilized by the building official for the purpose of judging the conformity of the proposed construction with this article and all other applicable building codes and regulations.

(Code 1979, § 14-101; Ord. No. 02-09C, § 4, 2-26-02; Ord. No. 2014-14, § 1, 5-1-14)