Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

18.360.440 Administration

1. A.
   Floodplain Development Permit

   A floodplain development permit shall be required for all proposed construction or other development, including the placement of manufactured homes, in the areas described in Section 18.360.430 A. No person, firm, corporation, or unit of government shall initiate any development or substantial-improvement or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate floodplain development permit for each structure or other development.

2. B.
   Designation of Floodplain Administrator

   The Director of Planning and Development Services or his/her designee is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this Chapter as "Floodplain Administrator."

3. C.
   Duties and Responsibilities of Floodplain Administrator

   Duties of the Floodplain Administrator for properties within the Special Flood Hazard Areas shall include, but not be limited to:

   1. 1.
      Review of all applications for floodplain development permits to assure that sites are reasonably safe from flooding and that the floodplain development permit requirements of this Chapter have been satisfied;
   2. 2.
      Review of all applications for floodplain development permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from federal, state, or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required by federal, state, or local law;
   3. 3.
      Review all subdivision proposals and other proposed new development, including manufactured home parks or subdivisions, to determine whether such proposals will be reasonably safe from flooding;
   4. 4.
      Issue floodplain development permits for all approved applications;
   5. 5.
      Assure notification of affected adjacent communities and the Division of Water Resources, Kansas Department of Agriculture, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and retain records of such notification for FEMA;
   6. 6.
      Assure that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished and shall be maintained within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse;
   7. 7.
      Verify and maintain a record of the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor, including basement, of all new or substantially improved structures;
   8. 8.
      Verify and maintain a record of the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) that the new or substantially improved non-residential structures have been floodproofed; and
   9. 9.
      When floodproofing techniques are utilized for a particular non-residential structure, the Floodplain Administrator shall require certification from a registered professional engineer or architect.

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   In addition, the Floodplain Administrator shall establish requirements for building permits on property removed from the Special Flood Hazard Area to verify structures meet the City’s standards for "reasonably safe from flooding."

4. D.
   Application for Floodplain Development Permit

   To obtain a floodplain development permit, the applicant shall first file an application in writing on a form furnished for that purpose. Every floodplain development permit application shall:

   1. 1.
      Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done by lot, block and tract, house and street address, or similar description that will readily identify and specifically locate the proposed structure or work;
   2. 2.
      Identify and describe the work to be covered by the floodplain development permit;
   3. 3.
      Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended;
   4. 4.
      Indicate the assessed value of the structure and the fair market value of the improvement;
   5. 5.
      Specify whether development is located in designated flood fringe or floodway;
   6. 6.
      Identify the existing Base Flood Elevation and the elevation of the proposed development;
   7. 7.
      Give such other information as reasonably may be required by the Floodplain Administrator such as:

      1. a.
         Typical valley cross-sections and profile showing the channel of the stream, elevation of land areas adjoining each side of the channel, cross-sectional areas to be affected by the proposed development and elevation of the 100-year flood.
      2. b.
         Plan or surface view showing elevations or contours of the ground; fill or storage elevations; size, location and spatial arrangement of all proposed and existing structures on the site; location and elevations of streets, water supply, sanitary facilities, and other data that will assist the Floodplain Administrator make a determination of flooding.
   8. 8.
      Be accompanied by plans and specifications for proposed construction;
   9. 9.
      Within Special Flood Hazard Areas, be accompanied by elevations of the lowest floor including basement or in the case of floodproofed nonresidential structures, the elevation to which it has been floodproofed. Documentation or certification of such elevations will be maintained by the Floodplain Administrator; and
   10. 10.
       Be signed by the permittee or his authorized agent who may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority.

(History: Ord. ZRR-3250 §6, 2019; Ord. ZRR-2812 §10, 2009; ZRR-2450 §5, 2003)

Effective on: 1/1/1901