Section 27-316.1. Permit application contents  


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  • Applications for permits for
      construction  within  special  flood  hazard  areas,  as  delineated  in
      reference standard RS 4-4, shall contain the following information:
        (a) the elevation in relation to mean sea level of the proposed lowest
      floor (including basement or cellar);
        (b)  for non-residential structures, the elevation in relation to mean
      sea level to which such structure will be flood-proofed;
        (c)  a  certification  from  a  registered   architect   or   licensed
      professional  engineer  that  heating,  ventilation,  air  conditioning,
      plumbing, electrical and other services facilities within the  structure
      will  be  located or constructed so as to prevent water from entering or
      accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding;
        (d) for non-residential structures  intended  to  be  floodproofed,  a
      certification  from  a  registered  architect  or  licensed professional
      engineer that the flood-proofing design and methods of  construction  of
      such structure are in accordance with reference standard RS 4-5 and with
      accepted  standards  of practice to make such structure watertight, with
      walls substantially impermeable  to  the  passage  of  water,  and  with
      structural components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and
      hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy;
        (e)  for structures within Zone V, as delineated in reference standard
      RS  4-4,  a  certification  from  a  registered  architect  or  licensed
      professional  engineer  that  the  design and methods of construction of
      such structure are in accordance with reference standard RS 4-5 and with
      accepted  standards  of  practice  for  meeting  the   requirements   of
      subdivision (f) of section 27-317 of this code; and
        (f)  a  description,  where  applicable,  of  the  extent to which any
      watercourse will be altered or relocated as a  result  of  the  proposed
      work.