Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
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a. The base flood and floodway data time), provided, however, that conditional
contained in the Flood Insurance approval may be granted pending proof of
Study – Cumberland County, Maine, as receipt of any required permits, but no
described in Section 12.2. Flood Hazard Development Permit shall be
b. In special flood hazard areas where finally issued until proof of issuance of all
base flood elevation and floodway such other permits is received by the
data are not provided in the above Building Authority.
cited study, the Building Authority 4. The Building Authority shall notify adjacent
shall obtain, review, and reasonably municipalities, the Maine Department of
utilize any base flood elevation and Environmental Protection and the Maine
floodway data available from federal, Floodplain Management Program, prior to
state, or other technical sources, any alteration or relocation of a
including information obtained watercourse, and submit copies of such
pursuant to Subsection notifications to the Federal Emergency
12.4.2(J)(1)(b)(i), 12.4.5(M), and Management Agency.
12.4.4(B)(4), in order to administer 5. The Building Authority shall maintain, as a
this article. permanent record, copies of all Flood
c. When a base flood elevation is Hazard Development Permit applications,
established in a Zone A by methods corresponding permits issued, and data
outlined in Section 12.4.2(J)(1)(b)(ii), relevant thereto, including reports of the
that data shall be submitted to the Board of Appeals on variances granted
Maine Floodplain Management under the provisions of Section 12.7 of this
Program. article, and copies of elevation certificates,
2. The Building Authority shall make floodproofing certificates, certificates of
interpretations of the location of compliance, and certifications