Sec. 9.3.11. Sec. Permit and Inspection Procedures

  1. Once a flood permit is obtained and prior to commencement of work authorized by the flood permit, a benchmark of the RFPE shall be set on the property by a registered land surveyor licensed in the State of North Carolina. Once the benchmark is set, an initial inspection shall be scheduled with a City inspector.
  2. The Floodplain Administrator and/or his or her designee shall inspect as work authorized by the flood permit progresses to ensure that the work is being done according to the SFHA provisions of this Article, Article 11.4. and the terms of the flood permit. In exercising this power, the Floodplain Administrator and/or his or her designee has the right, upon presentation of proper credentials, to enter on any premises within the City’s planning jurisdiction at any reasonable time for the purposes of inspection or other enforcement action. Notice of this right to make inspection shall be included in the flood permits. No person shall obstruct, hamper, delay, resist or interfere with City agents or officials while in the process of carrying out their official duties.
  3. After construction is complete and prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance or Occupancy the following permit conditions must be satisfied, when applicable:
    1. A final Finished Construction Elevation Certificate (FEMA Form 086-0-33) or City Lowest Floor Elevation Certificate must be completed and submitted to the Floodplain Administrator and/or his or her designee. This elevation certificate must be for the final as-built construction of the elevation of the reference level and all attendant utilities. The Floodplain Administrator and/or his or her designee shall review the data submitted in the certificate. If deficiencies are detected by such review the permit holder must correct the deficiencies of construction and/or revise the elevation certificate correcting the as-built construction condition.
    2. A final Finished Construction Floodproofing Certificate (FEMA Form 086-0-34) must be completed and submitted to the Floodplain Administrator and/or his or her designee with supporting data, an operation plan, and an inspection and maintenance plan. This certificate must be for the floodproofed design elevation of the reference level and all attendant utilities, in relation to NAVD 1988. The Floodplain Administrator and/or his or her designee shall review the certificate data, the operational plan, and the inspection and maintenance plan. If deficiencies are detected by such review the permit holder must re- construct in accordance with the certified design and/or revise the floodproofing certificate.