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(c) Certificate of zoning compliance for new, altered, or nonconforming use. No building, land or <br />structure may be occupied or used in any manner until a certificate of zoning compliance has been issued <br />by the Zoning Administrator stating that the use of the building or land conforms to the requirements of this <br />chapter. <br /> (d) Certification. The applicant is required to submit certification by a registered professional <br />engineer, registered architect or registered land surveyor that the finished fill and building elevations were <br />accomplished in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Floodproofing measures must be certified <br />by a registered professional engineer or registered architect. <br /> (e) Record of first floor elevation. The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of the elevation of <br />the lowest floor (including basement) of all new structures and alterations or additions to existing structures <br />in the floodplain. The Zoning Administrator must also maintain a record of the elevations to which <br />structures and alterations or additions to structures are floodproofed. <br /> (f) Notification for watercourse alterations. Before authorizing any alteration or relocation of a river <br />or stream, the Zoning Administrator must notify adjacent communities. If the applicant has applied for a <br />permit to work in public waters pursuant to the M.S. § 103G.245, this will suffice as adequate notice. A <br />copy of the notification must also be submitted to the Chicago Regional Office of the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency (FEMA). <br /> (g) Notification to FEMA when physical changes increase or decrease base flood elevations. As soon <br />as practicable, but not later than six months after the date such supporting information becomes available, <br />the Zoning Administrator must notify the Chicago Regional Office of FEMA of the changes by submitting <br />a copy of the relevant technical or scientific data. <br /> (3) Variances. An application for a variance to the provisions of this chapter will be processed in <br />accordance with Ch. 1007: Zoning Code and reviewed in accordance with the following: <br /> (a) Adherence to state floodplain management standards. A variance must not allow a use that is not <br />allowed in that district, permit a lower degree of flood protection than the regulatory flood protection <br />elevation for the particular area, or permit standards lower than those required by state law. <br /> (b) Additional variance criteria. The following additional variance criteria of the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency must be satisfied: <br /> 1. Variances must not be issued by a community within any designated regulatory floodway if any <br />increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result. <br /> 2. Variances may only be issued by a community upon: <br /> a. Showing of good and sufficient cause; <br /> b. Determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the <br />applicant; and <br /> c. Determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, <br />additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or <br />victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances. <br /> 3. Variances may only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, <br />considering the flood hazard, to afford relief. <br /> (c) Flood insurance notice. The Zoning Administrator must notify the applicant for a variance that: <br /> 1. The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood level will result in <br />increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25 for $100 of insurance coverage; <br />and