§ 30.56.050. Floodplain Development Permit Procedure.

A.

An application for a Floodplain Development Permit shall be submitted to the Director on forms provided by the City together with an application fee set by City Council resolution.

B.

The application material shall include data and certifications prepared by a registered engineer as necessary to provide supporting calculations and studies for all information required on the application. The application material shall include, but not be limited to:

1.

The elevation, expressed in relation to NGVD, of all floors (including basements) of all proposed and existing structures of the project site;

2.

The proposed elevation, expressed in relation to NGVD, of all proposed floodproofing; and

3.

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

C.

Upon submission of a complete application and payment of the application fee, the Director shall provide notice of the filed application, with members of the public given the opportunity to review the application at City Hall, and the opportunity to submit written information to the Director. Notice shall be provided:

1.

In accordance with the noticing requirements for public hearings stated in this Title, for discretionary permit applications;

2.

Through notification to adjacent local agencies and the applicable State coordinating agencies, and through submitting evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Insurance Administration.

D.

A determination on the application shall be made by the Issuing Authority as set forth below:

1.

For applications, which have been deemed to be in compliance with all of the applicable provisions of this Chapter, the Director of Planning and Community Development shall be the Issuing Authority for the Floodplain Development Permit.

2.

For applications which do not meet one or more of the applicable provisions of this Chapter and for which relief from such provisions is requested by the applicant, the Planning Commission shall be the Issuing Authority for the Floodplain Development Permit.

E.

The Issuing Authority for the Floodplain Development Permit shall review the application to ensure that all other required state and federal permits are obtained, and shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application based upon the regulations of this Chapter. The Issuing Authority may impose conditions in the permit as necessary and or authorized to ensure the project's continued compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.

F.

For a period of at least five years following the date of submittal of a Floodplain Development Permit application, the Director shall maintain a record of all information submitted as part of the application, including the certifications of all proposed finished floor elevations and elevations of floodproofing required pursuant to this Chapter.

G.

Upon a determination on the application by the Issuing Authority, the Director shall post a notice of determination at City Hall. Such Notice shall provide that the determination will be final in ten days unless an appeal to the City Council is filed in accordance with the provisions of this Code.