07-1221 Amending Chapter 46, Floods

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this ordinance is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided. Watercourse means a lake, river, creek, stream, wash, channel or other topographic feature on or over which waters flow at least periodically. Watercourse includes specifically designated areas in which substantial flood damage may occur. Water surface elevation means the height, in relation to the North American Vertical -Datum (NAVD) of 1988, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of coastal or riverine areas. SECTION 2. Section 46 -8, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard; adoption of flood hazard maps, of Chapter 46, Article I shall be amended as follows: 46 -8 BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD: ADOPTION OF FLOOD HAZARD MAPS. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the City of Casselberry its flood hazaFd boundary study dated july2, 1980, in the Seminole County Flood Insurance Study dated September 28, 2007 with accompanying maps Flood Insurance Rate Map panels for the City of Cassel berry (panels 0155. 0165, 0170. 0255. and 02601 and other supporting data, and any revisions thereto, are adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Chapter. SECTION 3. Section 46 -38, Application for development permit, of Chapter 46, Article II shall be amended as follows: 46 -38. APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. Application for a development permit shall be made to the City Engineer, on forms furnished by him, prior to commencement of any development activities, and shall include but not be limited to written plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; and existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials and drainage facilities and their location. Specifically, the following information is required: (1) Application Stage. The following are required at the application stage: a. Elevation in relation to m°°° sea' NAVD 1988 of the proposed lowest floor, including basement, of all buildings. b. Elevation in relation to m °n° sea level NAVD 1988 to which any nonresidential building will be floodproofed. C. A certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed building will meet the floodproofing criteria in section 46 -625.