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Article 2: Procedures 47 Section 2.6: Floodplain Development application Permit and Certificate Requirements (G) Copy of all other Local, State and Federal permits required prior to floodplain development permit issuance (i.e. Wetlands, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Riparian Buffers, Mining, etc.); (H) If the application is for placement of recreational vehicles and/or temporary structures, documentation to ensure compliance with Section 6.21(13)(5) and (7) of this Ordinance. (1) If a watercourse is proposed to be altered and/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, (if not shown on plot plan) showing the location of the proposed watercourse alteration or relocation. 2.6.3 Data Requirement The following information shall be provided at a minimum on the floodplain development permit to ensure compliance with this Ordinance. (A) A complete description of all the development to be permitted under the floodplain development permit(e.g. house, garage, pool, septic, bulkhead, cabana, pier, bridge, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage of equipment or materials, etc.). (B) The SFHA determination for the proposed development per available data specified in Section 1.1.3 of this Ordinance. (C) The regulatory flood protection elevation required for the reference level and all attendant utilities. (D) The regulatory flood protection elevation required for the protection of all public utilities. (E) All certification submittal requirements with timelines. (F) A statement that no fill material shall encroach into the floodway or non- encroachment area of any watercourse, if applicable. (G) If in an AE zone, specify the minimum foundation opening requirements. (H) State limitations of below BFE enclosure uses (if applicable) such as, parking, building access and limited storage only). (1) (H)(1) A statement indicating that all materials below BFE and/or Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation (RFPE) must be flood resistant materials. 2.6.4 Certification Requirements (A) An Elevation Certificate (FEMA Form 086-0-33) (1) Is required within 7 calendar days of establishment of the reference level elevation, (2) It shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit to the Floodplain Administrator a certification of the elevation of the reference level, or flood proofing elevation, whichever is applicable, in relation to NAVD 1988. (a) Said certification shall be prepared by, or under the direct supervision of, a North Carolina licensed professional Land Surveyor or Professional Engineer and certified by them. (b) Any work done within the 7 day calendar period and before submission of the certification shall be at the permit holder's risk. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-16