NOTES AND ADDITIONAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
• In addition to completion of this form the applicant agrees to submit any additional information required by the
floodplain administrator in order to determine that the proposed development is compliant with the local and
federal damage prevention criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program. Site plans for all development
proposals must:
• Be drawn to scale with north arrow.
• Show property boundaries, floodway, and floodplain lines.
• Show dimensions of the lot.
• Show dimensions and location of existing and/or proposed development on the site.
• Show areas to be cut and filled.
• Applications for residential and non-residential structures must also include:
• The proposed lowest floor elevation based on the datum used on the effective Flood Insurance Rate
Map and base flood elevation for the site.
• Identification of whether the structure has a basement or enclosure below the lowest floor, and if it
contains a basement or enclosure, detailed drawings showing foundation openings to allow passage of
flood waters.
• Description of how building utilities will be protected from flood waters including drawings showing
locations of such utilities.
• Detailed description of anchoring system for all mobile and manufactured homes.
• Description of construction materials that will be used below the flood protection elevation.
• An existing structure must comply with the flood protection standards if it is substantially improved (an
improvement equal to or greater than 50% of the market value of the structure). The “substantial improvement”
definition applies to existing structures only and that once a structure meets the definition of “new construction”
any further improvements to that structure must meet “new construction” requirements. For floodplain
management purposes “new construction” means structures for which “start of construction” began on or after the
effective date of the initial Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by FEMA for the community.
• Any Pre-FIRM structure within the FHA that has sustained damage from any source (flood, fire, etc.) must be
elevated to determine if the structure is “substantially damaged” (damaged to 50% or more of the market value of
the structure). If the structure is “substantially damaged” the structure must be brought into compliance with the
flood protection standards.
• For subdivision proposals greater than 5 acres or 50 lots, or large-scale developments greater than 5 acres, a
hydrologic and hydraulic analysis must be conducted to determine base flood elevations in flood hazard areas
where no base flood elevations are provided.
• A Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) must be obtained for proposed projects that would result in more
than a 1.0 foot increase in BFE on a watercourse that has been studied through detailed hydrologic and hydraulic
analyses where BFEs have been specified, but no floodway has been designated OR when a project proposed
(totally or partially within the floodway) along a watercourse for which detailed analyses have been conducted and
BFEs and a floodway have been designated would result in any (greater than 0.0 foot) increase in the BFE.
• Applications for non-residential structures proposed to be floodproofed must have a completed FEMA
floodproofing certification form attached (can only be completed by a Registered Professional Engineer or
Architect).
• All development proposals determined to be located in a floodway must be accompanied by a hydrologic and
hydraulic analysis showing impacts on the development of flood heights (can only be completed by a Registered
Professional Engineer).
• Development proposals that are considered alterations of a watercourse must be accompanied by an analysis
showing that the flood carrying capacity of the watercourse has not been reduced.
This permit is: Approved Denied Filing Fee Paid: Yes No
If Permit is denied, reasons for denial:
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