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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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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