§ 11-616. PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW.

The Flood Plain Administrator shall review all development applications to determine that:

(a)

The permit requirements of this article have been satisfied.

(b)

All other required state and federal permits have been obtained.

(c)

The site is reasonably safe from flooding.

(d)

The proposed development does not adversely affect the flood-carrying capacity of areas where base flood elevations have been determined but a floodway has not been designated. For the purposes of this article, "adversely affects" shall mean that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point, or displace flood water into areas not otherwise subject to such special flood hazards.

(e)

The flood discharge exiting the development after construction is equal to or less than the flood discharge prior to development.

(f)

Any reduction in discharge prescribed in subdivision (e) above is the result of new flood water storage capacities provided by the development and not the result of the diversion of flood flows, unless approved by the Flood Plain Administrator.

(g)

The volume of space occupied by the proposed fill or structure below the base flood elevation is compensated for and balanced by a hydraulically equivalent volume of excavation taken from below the base flood elevation. All such excavations shall be constructed to drain freely to the watercourse.

(Added Ord. 2005-102, § 2, eff. 9-20-05; Am. Ord. 2007-92, § 3, eff. 1-17-08).