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Residential permits apply to any development that occurs on private property and not for commercial use. Examples would include: mobile homes; additions to existing homes; swimming pools; porches; private paving; garages; new home construction; patios; and, any structural repair.
Permits are not required under
the following situations: routine maintenance and
repairs to existing structure; residential accessory
buildings or structures not located in A or V Zones
with floor areas of less than one hundred fifty
(150) square feet; and other insignificant
activities including the temporary storage of
equipment or materials in the "X" Zones. Fences or
fence-type walls located outside of any Flood Plain
do not require permitting.
Special Flood Hazard Areas
include all "A", all "V" Zones and the "X-S" Zone.
The "X-S" Zone is also known as
the 500-year Flood Plain and as the "Shaded X" Flood
Zone. This area requires the submittal of
documentation (elevation certificate, topographical
survey, etc.) that provides the elevation of the
Highest Adjacent Ground (HAG) next to the proposed
development and the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) for
the property. Should the Highest Adjacent Ground be
below the Base Flood Elevation, then the property
will be permitted as it if it lies within the
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). If the HAG is
equal to, or above, the BFE, then the property will
be permitted as if it lies outside the SFHA.
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