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required to submit certification by a registered professional engineer, registered architect, or registered land surveyor that the finished fill and building elevations were accomplished in compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance. Flood-proofing measures shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or registered architect. State and Federal Permits. Prior to granting a permit or processing an application for a conditional use permit or variance, the Zoning Administrator shall determine that the applicant has obtained all necessary State and Federal permits. E. Record of First Floor Elevation. The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of the elevation of the first floor (including basement) and of all new structures or additions to existing structures in the floodplain districts. He shall also maintain a record of the elevations to which structures or additions to structures are flood-proofed. Flood Insurance Notice and Record Keeping. The Zoning Administrator shall notify the applicant for a variance that: 1) The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood level will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25 for $100 of insurance coverage and 2) Such construction below the 100-year or regional flood level increases risks to life and properly. Such notification shall be maintained with a record of all variance actions. A community shall maintain a record of all variance actions, including justification for their issuance, and report such variances issued in its annual or biennial report submitted to the Administrator of the National Flood Insurance Program. 916.070. AMENDMENTS AND VARIANCES. A. In addition to the procedures and requirements for amendments and variances as established in Sections 921 and 922 of this Ordinance, the Commissioner of Natural Resources shall be given at minimum a ten (10) day notice of any public hearing, and a review and written report must be obtained from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and any other governmental body or commission having jurisdiction for such changes, additions or modifications affecting a "FP", Floodplain District. The Commissioner of Natural Resources shall be advised in writing of all decisions made regarding amendments and variances within ten (10) days of such action. B. No amendment or variance shall have the effect of allowing a prohibited use within a "FP", Floodplain District, permit a lesser degree of flood protection than the established flood protection elevation, and/or permit standards lower than those required under applicable state law. C. The floodplain designation of the Official Zoning Map shall not be removed from floodplain areas unless it can be shown that the designation is in error or that the area has been filled to or above the elevation of the regional flood and is contiguous to lands outside the floodplain. Special exceptions to this rule may be permitted by the Little Canada Zoning Ordinance FP, Floodplain District 916-4