§ 58-82. Permit applications.

(a)

Within areas designated as A zones, each application for development shall be accompanied by elevations, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest habitable floor, including basement, and in the case of floodproofed structures, the elevations to which it will be floodproofed.

(b)

The director of buildings and grounds shall require certification from a registered professional engineer or architect that floodproofing methods are adequate to withstand the flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact and uplift forces, and other factors associated with the base flood.

(c)

In order to determine eligibility for permits or to enforce the terms of this chapter, the application shall also contain information or certification as may be reasonably required by the director of buildings and grounds.

(d)

The director of buildings and grounds shall review permit applications and, before issuing a permit, determine that the development activity would be reasonably safe from flood damage.

(Ord. No. 79-10038, § 6, 10-10-1979)