§ 16-204. Permits.

(a)

Permits and approvals required. Any owner of property or owner's authorized agent (hereinafter "applicant") who intends to undertake any development activity within the scope of this article, including buildings, structures and facilities exempt from the Florida Building Code, which is wholly within or partially within any flood hazard area shall first make application to the floodplain administrator, and the building official if applicable, and shall obtain the required permit(s) and approval(s). No such permit or approval shall be issued until compliance with the requirements of this article and all other applicable codes and regulations has been satisfied.

(b)

Floodplain development permits or approvals. Floodplain development permits or approvals shall be issued pursuant to this article for any development activities not subject to the requirements of the Florida Building Code, including buildings, structures and facilities exempt from the Florida Building Code. Depending on the nature and extent of proposed development that includes a building or structure, the floodplain administrator may determine that a floodplain development permit or approval is required in addition to a building permit.

(1)

Buildings, structures and facilities exempt from the Florida Building Code. Pursuant to the requirements of federal regulation for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (44 C.F.R. Sections 59 and 60), floodplain development permits or approvals shall be buildings, structures and facilities that are exempt from the Florida Building Code and any further exemptions provided by law, which are subject to the requirements of this article:

a.

Railroads and ancillary facilities associated with the railroad.

b.

Nonresidential farm buildings on farms, as provided in F.S. § 604.50.

c.

Temporary buildings or sheds used exclusively for construction purposes.

d.

Mobile or modular structures used as temporary offices.

e.

Those structures or facilities of electric utilities, as defined in F.S. § 366.02, which are directly involved in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity.

f.

Chickees constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida or the Seminole Tribe of Florida. As used in this paragraph, the term "chickee" means an open-sided wooden hut that has a thatched roof of palm or palmetto or other traditional materials, and that does not incorporate any electrical, plumbing, or other non-wood features.

g.

Family mausoleums not exceeding two hundred fifty (250) square feet in area which are prefabricated and assembled on site or preassembled and delivered on site and have walls, roofs, and a floor constructed of granite, marble, or reinforced concrete.

h.

Temporary housing provided by the department of corrections to any prisoner in the state correctional system.

i.

Structures identified in F.S. § 553.73(10)(k), are not exempt from the Florida Building Code if such structures are located in flood hazard areas established on flood insurance rate maps.

(c)

Application for a permit or approval. To obtain a floodplain development permit or approval the applicant shall first file an application in writing on a form furnished by the city. The information provided shall:

(1)

Identify and describe the development to be covered by the permit or approval.

(2)

Describe the land on which the proposed development is to be conducted by legal description, street address, folio number, or similar description that will readily identify and definitively locate the site.

(3)

Indicate the use and occupancy for which the proposed development is intended.

(4)

Be accompanied by a site plan or construction documents as specified in section 16-205 of this article.

(5)

State the valuation of the proposed work.

(6)

Be signed by the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent.

(7)

Provide such other data and information as required by the floodplain administrator.

(d)

Validity of permit or approval. The issuance of a floodplain development permit or approval pursuant to this article shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of, any violation of this article, the Florida Building Codes, or any other ordinance of the city. The issuance of permits based on submitted applications, construction documents, and information shall not prevent the floodplain administrator from requiring the correction of errors and omissions.

(e)

Expiration. A floodplain development permit or approval shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after its issuance, or if the work authorized is suspended or abandoned for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the work commences. Extensions for periods of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days each shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause shall be demonstrated.

(f)

Suspension or revocation. The floodplain administrator is authorized to suspend or revoke a floodplain development permit or approval if the permit was issued in error, on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information, or in violation of this article or any other local ordinance, regulation or requirement.

(g)

Other permits required. Floodplain development permits and building permits shall include a condition that all other applicable state or federal permits be obtained before commencement of the permitted development, including but not limited to the following:

(1)

Florida Department of Environmental Protection or South Florida Water Management District permits required by F.S. § 373.036, and F.S. Ch. 373, Part IV, §§ 373.403 through 373.468;

(2)

Florida Department of Health permits for onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems required by F.S. § 381.0065, and Chapter 64E-6, Florida Administrative Code;

(3)

Florida Department of Environmental Protection permits for activities subject to the Joint Coastal Permit required by F.S. § 161.055;

(4)

Florida Department of Environmental Protection permits for activities that affect wetlands and alter surface water flows, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers required by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; and

(5)

Federal permits and approvals.

(Ord. No. 402-14-J, § 2, 6-10-14, eff. 8-1-14)