ORD-2005-127 - Revisions to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

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09/15/2005 20 permitted to proceed. Failure to submit the certification or failure to make required corrections shall be cause to issue a stop -work order for the project. b. A Final As -Built Elevation Certificate (FEMA Form 81 -31) is required after construction is completed and prior to Certificate of Compliance /Occupancy issuance. It shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit to the Floodplain Administrator a certification offrnal as -built construction of the elevation of the reference level and all attendant utilities. Elevation certification shall be prepared by, or under the direct supervision of, a North Carolina licensed professional Land Surveyor or Professional Engineer and certified by the same. The Floodplain Administrator shall review the certificate data submitted. Deficiencies detected by such review shall be corrected by -the permit holder immediately and prior to Certificate of Compliance /Occupancy issuance. In some instances, another certification may be required to certify corrected as -built construction. Failure to submit the certification or failure to make said corrections required shall be cause to withhold the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance /Occupancy. c. If a manufactured home is placed within Zone A, AO, AE, or Al -30 and the elevation of the chassis is more than thirty-six (36) inches in height, an engineered foundation certification is required per Section 42- 92(3). d. If a watercourse is to be altered or relocated a description of the extent of watercourse alteration or relocation; an engineering report on the effects of the proposed project on the flood- carrying capacity of the watercourse and the effects to properties located both upstream and downstream; and a map, drawn to scale, showing the location of the proposed watercourse alteration or relocation shall all be submitted by the permit applicant prior to issuance of a floodplain development permit. e. Certification Exemptions. The following structures, if located within Zone A, AO, AE or AI -30, are exempt from the elevation/flood proofing certification requirements specified in items a. and b. above. i. Recreational vehicles meeting requirements of Section 4- 92(4); ii. Temporary structures meeting requirements of Section 42- 92(6); and iii. . Accessory Structures with any dimension that is twelve feet or greater in height, width, or depth, meeting requirements of Section 42- 92(7). (Ord. of 8 -28 -1995, § 4.2, eff. 8 -28 -1995) See. 42 -69. Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator. (2) Duties of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but not be limited to: (6)� 1. Review all floodplain development applications and issue permits for all proposed (1) development within flood prone areas to ensure that the requirements of this Ordinance have been satisfied.