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Chapter 909 Floodplain Overlay District Penalties for Violation <br />Page 909-14 <br />Zoning Administrator stating that the use of the building or land conforms to the <br />requirements of this Ordinance. <br />5. Construction and Use to be as Provided on Applications, Plans, Permits, Variances and <br />Certificates of Zoning Compliance. Permits, conditional use permits, or certificates of <br />zoning compliance issued on the basis of approved plans and applications authorize <br />only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in such approved plans and <br />applications, and no other use, arrangement, or construction. Any use, arrangement, or <br />construction at variance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this <br />Ordinance, and punishable as provided by Section 966.120 of this Ordinance. <br />6. Certification. The applicant shall be required to submit certification by a registered <br />professional engineer, registered architect, or registered land surveyor that the finished <br />fill and building elevations were accomplished in compliance with the provisions of <br />this Ordinance. Flood proofing measures shall be certified by a registered professional <br />engineer or registered architect. <br />7. Record of First Floor Elevation. The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of <br />the elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new structures and <br />alterations or additions to existing structures in the flood plain. The Zoning <br />Administrator shall also maintain a record of the elevation to which structures or <br />alterations and additions to structures are flood proofed. <br />8. Notifications for Watercourse Alterations. The Zoning Administrator shall notify, in <br />riverine situations, adjacent communities and the Commissioner of the Department of <br />Natural Resources prior to the community authorizing any alteration or relocation of a <br />watercourse. If the applicant has applied for a permit to work in the beds of public <br />waters pursuant to Minnesota Statute, Chapter 103G, this shall suffice as adequate <br />notice to the Commissioner of Natural Resources. A copy of said notification shall <br />also be submitted to the Chicago Regional Office of the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency (FEMA). <br />9. Notification to FEMA. When Physical Changes Increase or Decrease the 100-year <br />Flood Elevation. As soon as is practicable, but not later than six (6) months after the <br />date such supporting information becomes available, the Zoning Administrator shall <br />notify the Chicago Regional Office of FEMA of the changes by submitting a copy of <br />said technical or scientific data. <br />C. Variances, Amendments, and Appeals. All amendments, appeals, and variances to this <br />Section (916) shall comply with the standards, provisions, requirements, and procedures <br />outlined in Sections 921, 922, and 922A of this Ordinance, along with the following: <br />1. Notification to DNR. The Commissioner of Natural Resources shall be given at <br />minimum a ten (10) day notice of any public hearing, and a review and written report <br />must be obtained from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and any other <br />governmental body or commission having jurisdiction for such changes, additions, or <br />modifications affecting a Floodplain District. The Commissioner of Natural <br />Resources shall be advised in writing of all decisions made regarding amendments <br />and variances within ten (10) days of such action. <br />2. No appeal, amendment, or variance shall have the effect of allowing in any district <br />uses prohibited in that district, permit a lower degree of flood protection than the <br />regulatory flood protection elevation for that particular area, or permit standards <br />lower than those required by state law.