HomeMy Public PortalAboutFEMA PERMIT REVIEW CHECKLIST.pdfI. All developrrient - Base Flood Elevation Data provided.
A. The as•built elevation certification from a registered land surveyor, or
professiona� engineer- has been submitted?
Yes No
B. The lowest floor, elevation, is at or above the required lowest floor elevation?
Yes No
C, Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment (Mduding
duct work) and other service facilities are located above IMF E or floodp,roofed?
Yes No
lk Development in Zones A, AE, Al-A30 and AFt.
A, Solid foundation peilrneter walls located below BF E..,
1. There are at least two (2) openings?
Yes No
2. Scluarefootage of enclosed area subject to flooding
1 SCIUare Inches of venting required
4. Square inches per opening (multiply I by w)
5� Number of required vents (3 above divided by 4 above)
6. I"-'OUndation contains the minimurn number of vents?
Yes No
T -rhe bottorn of each opening is no higher than one (1) foot above grade?
Yes No
8. Any cover on openings will permit the automatic flow of floodwaters
in both directions?
Yes No
B. Base flood elevation andlorfloodway date not available orAO Zones:
1. The lowest floor is at least three (3) feet above the highest adjacent grade? Yes No
2. The development meets the setback requirements of the ordinance? Yes No
3. If 2 above was "no", has a No-Rise Certification been submitted? Yes No
Reviewer's Name: Date reviewed:
C. I-loodway data is provided
1. [)id this development encroach in the floodway? Yes r, No
2. Do the actual field conditions meet the proposed actions and technical
data requirements? Yes No
3. If C1 was "Yes", has a No-Rise Certification been submitted? Yes No
Reviewer's Name: Date reviewed:
Local AdMinistrator's Signature: Date
Figure 7-3. Sample permit review checklist
(Developed by the South Carolina Deparlrnent of Natural Resources)
Ordinance Adnainistratioii 7-30
determines what F1 RNI was in effect when the building was built, regardless when
ground was broken or construction was finished,
For regulatory purposes, a permit may be effective or valid for a certain period
of bane, according to the standard used in your other regulations. If at the end of
this period the project is not complete, the permit technically expires, However,
ordinances routinely provide for the permit officer to issue 'written extensions to
allow completion of the development under the conditions of the original permit.
If the application is not in compliance with local regulations, the perinit
should be denied. The applicant then can choose to:
While you may not be formally required to disclose the reasons for denying an
application, it is good policy to do so in writing. This tells the applicant what
areas are noncompliant so that if he or she wishes to resubmit the application,
appropriate corrections can be made.
Appeals and variances are covered in Section F of this unit. Clarifying the de-
ficiencies for the applicant also can help reduce the nuniber of appeals of
administrative and regulatory decisions you make
Ordinance Administration 7-29