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(1) Issinections. The Floodplain Administrator shall make periodic inspections at appropriate times throughout the period of construction in order to monitor compliance with permit conditions. (g) Post-Construction Certifications Required. The following as-built certifications are required after a floodplain development permit has been issued: (1) For new or substantially improved residential structures, or nonresidential structures that have been elevated, the applicant shall have a Federal Emergency Management Agency Elevation Certificate completed by a registered surveyor to record as-built elevation dam. For elevated structures in Zone A and Zone AO areas without a base flood elevation, the elevation certificate may he completed by the property owner or owner's representative. (2) For all development activities subject to the standards of Section 1361030)(1), a Letter of Map Revision. (h) Revokiner a FlggQI plain Development Permit. A floodplain development permit shall be revocable, if among other things, the actual development activity does not conform to the terms of the application and permit granted thereon. an the event of the revocation of a permit, an appeal may be taken to the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with Section 1361.05 of these regulations. (i) Exemption from Films a Development Permit An application for a floodplain development permit shall not he required for (1) Maintenance work such as roofing, painting, and basement sealing, or for small noretructand development activities (except for filling and grading) valued at less than five thousand dollars ($5,000). (2) Development activities in an existing or proposed manufactured home park that are under the authority of the Ohio Department of Health and subject to the flood damage reduction provisions of the Ohio Administrative Code Section 3701. (3) Major utility facilities permitted by the Ohio Power Siting Board under Section 4906 of the Ohio Revised Code. (4) Hazardous waste disposal facilities permitted by the Hazardous Waste Siting Board under Section 3734 of the Ohio Revised Code. (5) Development activities undertaken by a federal agency and which are subject to Federal Executive Order 11988 - Floodplain Management. Any proposed action exempt from filing fora floodplain development permit is also exempt from the standards of these regulations. 0) Man Maintenance Activities. To meet National Flood Insurance Program minimum requirements to have flood data roviewed and approved by FEMA, and to ensure that City of North Olmsted flood maps, studies and other data identified in Section 1361.01(f) accurately represent flooding conditions so appropriate floodplain management criteria are based on current dam, the following map maintenance activities are identified: (I) Rcatu mrnt to Submit New T hni cal Dam A. For all development proposals that impact floodway delineations or base flood elevations, the community shall ensure that technical data reflecting such changes be submitted to FEMA within six months of the date such information becomes available. These development proposals include: L Floodway encroachments that increase or decrease base flood elevations or alter floodway boundaries; 2. Fill sites to be used for the placement of proposed structures where the applicant desires to remove the site from the special Flood hazard area; 3. Alteration of watercourses that result in a relocation or elimination of the special flood hazard area, including the placement ofculvens;and 4. Subdivision or large scale development proposals requiring the establishment of base flood elevations in accordance with Section 1361.04(c). B. It is the responsibility of the applicant to have technical data, required in accordance with Section 1361.030)(1), prepared in a format required for a Conditional Letter of Map Revision or Letter of Map Revision, and submitted to FEMA. Submittal and processing fees for these map revisions shall be the responsibility of the applicant. C. The Floodplain Administrator shall require a Conditional Letter of Map Revision prior to the issuance of a floodplain development permit for: 1. Proposed floodway encroachments that increase the base flood elevation; and 2. Proposed development which increases the base flood elevation by more than one mot in areas where FEMA has provided base Rood elevations but no floodway. D. Floodplain development permits issued by the Floodplain Administrator shall be conditioned upon the applicant obtaining a Letter of Map Revision from FEMA for any development proposal subject to Section 1361.030)(h)A. (2) Richt to Submit New Technical Dam. The Floodplain Administrator may request changes to any of the information shown on an effative map that does not impact floodplain or floodway delineations or base flood elevations, such as labeling or planimetric details. Such a Submission shall include appropriate supporting documentation made in writing by the Mayor of City of North Olmsted, and may be submitted at any time. (3) AnnexatimJDetachmrnL Upon occurrence, the Floodplain Administrator shall notify FEMA in writing whenever the boundaries of the City of North Olmsted have been modified by annexation or the community has assumed authority over an area or an longer has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations for a particular area. In order that the City of North Olmsted Flood Insurance Rate Map accurately represent the City of North Olmsted boundaries, include within such notification a copy of a map of the City of North Olmsted suitable for reproduction, clearly showing the new corporate limits or the new area for which the City of North Olmsted has assumed or relinquished floodplain management regulatory authority. (k) Dae Use and Flood Man hila It ^fin. The following guidelines shall apply in the use and interpretation of maps and other dam showing areas of special flood hazard: (1) In areas where FEMA has not identified special flood hazard areas, or in FEMA identified special flood hazard areas wherebase flood elevation and floodway dam have not been identified, the Floodplain Administrator shall review and reasonably utilize any other flood hazard data available from a federal, state, or other source. (2) Base Flood elevations and floodway boundaries produced on FEMA flood maps and studies shall take precedenre over base food elevations and floodway boundaries by any other source that reflect a reduced floodway width and/or lower base flood elevations. Other sources of data, showing increased base flood elevations and/or larger floodway auras than are shown on FEMA flood maps and studies, shall be reasonably used by the Floodplain Administrator.