§ 252-7. Establishment of development permit.  


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  • A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins, including placement of manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in § 252-3. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Construction Official 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, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:
    A. 
    Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures;
    B. 
    Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any structure has been floodproofed;
    C. 
    Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 252-18B; and
    D. 
    Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.