§ 652.501. Information for development in flood hazard areas.

The site plan or construction documents for any development subject to the requirements of this Chapter shall be drawn to scale and shall include, as applicable to the proposed development:

(a)

Delineation of flood hazard areas, Adjusted SFHAs, floodway boundaries and flood zone(s), base flood elevation(s), and ground elevations if necessary for review of the proposed development; if the proposed development will cause a reconfiguration of the flood hazard area due to grading, filling, channel alteration or relocation, development of a stormwater management system, or the excavation of a lake, the Floodplain Administrator shall require the applicant to submit and obtain approval from FEMA of a Conditional Letter of Map Revision.

(b)

Where base flood elevations, or floodway data are not included on the FIRM or in the Flood Insurance Study, they shall be established in accordance with Section 652.502(2) or (3), Ordinance Code.

(c)

Where the parcel on which the proposed development will take place will have more than 50 lots or is larger than five acres and the base flood elevations are not included on the FIRM or in the Flood Insurance Study, such elevations shall be established in accordance with Section 652.502(a), Ordinance Code.

(d)

Location of the proposed activity and proposed structures, and locations of existing buildings and structures; in coastal high hazard areas, new buildings shall be located landward of the reach of mean high tide.

(e)

Evidence that the interior portion of an enclosed area below the lowest floor of elevated buildings is not partitioned, is not temperature-controlled, and access to the enclosed area is the minimum necessary to allow for access as applicable: crawlspace access, access to the premises (standard exterior door, stairway or elevator), access for parking (garage door), and access for limited storage of maintenance equipment used in connection with the premises (standard exterior door). One circuit connected to a ground-fault interrupt breaker may be installed in such enclosed area.

(f)

For new construction and substantial improvements, owners shall execute and record a Declaration of Land Restriction (Nonconversion Agreement) for proposed development that includes (1) enclosures below elevated buildings, (2) crawl/underfloor spaces that are more than four feet in height, (3) detached accessory structures that are not elevated and are larger than 300 square feet in area (footprint), (4) attached garages; and (5) nonresidential farm buildings on farms. The owner shall agree to not improve, finish or otherwise convert such areas to uses other than approved uses and shall provide the City the right to inspect the areas during normal business hours with 24 hours notice. The agreement shall be recorded in the land records and shall state that the owner accepts and declares that the covenants, conditions, and restrictions stated in the nonconversion agreement are placed on the affected property as a condition of granting the permit, and affects rights and obligations of the owner and shall be binding on the owner, his heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns.

(g)

For any nonresidential building proposed to be dry floodproofed in accordance with the Florida Building Code, Building, operational and maintenance plans, as specified by ASCE 24 that addresses implementation of the dry floodproofing measures and inspection and maintenance of those measures.

(h)

Location, extent, amount, and proposed final grades of any filling, grading, or excavation.

(i)

Where the placement of fill is proposed, the amount, type, and source of fill material; compaction specifications; a description of the intended purpose of the fill areas; and evidence that the proposed fill areas are the minimum necessary to achieve the intended purpose.

(j)

Delineation of the Coastal Construction Control Line or notation that the site is seaward of the coastal construction control line, if applicable.

(k)

Extent of any proposed alteration of sand dunes or mangrove stands, provided such alteration is approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

(l)

Existing and proposed alignment of any proposed alteration of a watercourse.

The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to waive the submission of site plans, construction documents, and other data that are required by this Chapter but that are not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the proposed development is such that the review of such submissions is not necessary to ascertain compliance with this Chapter.

(Ord. 2013-310-E, § 2)