Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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G. Certifications by a registered professional 2. All public utilities and facilities, such as
engineer or architect that structures meet the sewer, gas, electrical and water systems
review standards of Subsection 12.4.5. are located and constructed to minimize
H. A description of the extent to which any or eliminate flood damages.
watercourse will be altered or relocated as a 3. Adequate drainage is provided so as to
result of the proposed development. reduce exposure to flood hazards.
I. A statement of construction plans describing in 4. All proposals include base flood elevations,
detail how each applicable development flood boundaries and, in a ravine flood
standard in Subsection 12.4.5 will be met. plain, floodway data. These determinations
J. Cross section(s) of the site acceptable to the shall be based on engineering practices
Public Works Authority. recognized by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
12.4.3 Fee 5. Any proposed development plan must
A nonrefundable Flood Hazard Development Permit include a condition of plan approval
fee as established by the City Council shall be paid requiring that structures on lots in the
to the Building Authority, and a copy of a receipt for development be constructed in
the same shall accompany the application. accordance with Subsection 12.4.5 of this
article. The condition shall clearly
12.4.4 Review procedure articulate that the municipality may
A. Upon determination by the Building Authority enforce any violation of the construction
that an application is complete, the Building requirement. The construction
Authority shall coordinate review of the requirement shall also be clearly stated on
application by the City. No permit shall be any map, plat, or plan as part of the
issued until the Building Authority finds that the approval process.
development proposal is in compliance with C. In the review of all Flood Hazard Development
the standards of this article. Compliance with Permit applications for compliance with the
the provisions of this article shall be required standards herein:
prior to beginning any development as defined 1. The Building Authority shall utilize the base
herein. flood data contained in the Flood
B. The Building Authority shall, when reviewing Insurance Study as described in Section
subdivisions and other proposed developments 12.2. In special flood hazard areas where
that require review under federal law, state law, base flood elevation data are not provided
or local ordinances or regulations and all in the above cited study, the Planning
projects on five or more acres, or in the case of Authority, or Planning Board as
manufactured home parks divided into two or appropriate, shall obtain, review, and
more lots, assure that: reasonably utilize any base flood elevation
1. All such proposals are consistent with the data available from federal, state, or other
need to minimize flood damage. 12-4 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT

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