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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)

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Authority. This permit shall be required prior to             6.   A statement of the type of wastewater
issuance of a building permit, if one is required, and             disposal system proposed.
shall be in addition to any other permit, site plan,     D. The elevation in relation to the National
and subdivision review which may be required                  Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), or to a locally
pursuant to the codes and ordinances of the City. If          established datum for Zone A only, of the:
only a site plan is required for a development, the           1.   Base flood at the proposed site of all new
Flood Hazard Development Permit shall be obtained                  or substantially improved structures, which
prior to approval of the site plan.                                is determined in Zones A1-30, AE, AO, AH,
                                                                   V1-30, and VE from data contained in the
12.4.2 Filing of application                                       Flood Insurance Study — City of Portland,
The application for a Flood Hazard Development                     Maine, or in Zone A, to be the elevation of
Permit shall be submitted in writing to the Building               the ground at the intersection of the flood
Authority and shall include the following:                         plain boundary and a line perpendicular to
A.   A final site plan, where applicable, showing                  the shoreline which passes along the
     information as required by Article 14.                        ground through the site of the proposed
B.   A final subdivision plat, where applicable,                   building.
     providing information as required in Article 15.         2.   Highest and lowest grades at the site
C.   For any development which does not meet the                   adjacent to the walls of the proposed
     minimum threshold as a development requiring                  building.
     site plan review, the following information shall        3.   Lowest floor, including basement, and
     be provided:                                                  whether or not such structures contain a
     1.   The name, address, and phone number of                   basement.
          the applicant, owner, and contractor.               4.   Level, in the case of nonresidential
     2.   A map with address indicating the location               structures only, to which the structure will
          of the development site.                                 be floodproofed.
     3.   A site plan showing the location of existing   E.   A description of an elevation reference point
          and proposed development, including but             established on the site of all new or
          not limited to specific dimensions of               substantially improved structures.
          existing and proposed structure(s),            F.   Either an elevation certificate (FEMA Form 81
          wastewater disposal facilities, water supply        31, 03/97, as amended) completed by a
          facilities, areas to be developed, and the          professional land surveyor, registered
          dimensions of the lot.                              professional engineer, or architect, or, for
     4.   A statement of the intended use of any              nonresidential structures to be floodproofed, a
          structure and/or other development.                 floodproofing certificate (FEMA Form 81 65,
     5.   A statement of the cost of the                      05/93, as amended) completed by a registered
          development including all materials and             professional engineer or architect. These
          labor.                                              certificates verify that the elevations shown on
                                                              the application are accurate. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 12-3 FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT