§ 17.70.040. Building permit site plans—Findings.

A.

Every building permit application shall include plans and specifications for all proposed construction; elevations in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor of residential structures, including basements or, for nonresidential structures, elevations to which it has been floodproofed; and such other information as the planning director or floodplain administrator may require.

B.

No building permit shall be granted unless the building official makes the following findings; if a use permit is required, the findings shall be made before the use permit is approved.

1.

The design and construction of all proposed improvements, including any man-made change to improved or unimproved real property, are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage; and

2.

Drainage is designed to reduce exposure to flood hazards.

C.

Base flood elevation data provided by an applicant will be approved by the floodplain administrator. Where base flood elevation data has not been provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the floodplain administrator will advise an applicant how to obtain such data and will review and reasonably utilize the best existing base flood data available from any source, including high-water marks, floods of record and private engineering reports.

D.

The building official shall obtain and maintain elevation certifications necessary to confirm that the elevation requirements of Section 17.70.050 have been satisfied.

(Ord. 97-4 § 31, 1997; prior code § 5.02.340 (D))