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buildings, structures, and significant natural features having an influence on the permit. 2. Location of fill or storage of materials in relation to the stream channel. 3. Copies of any required municipal, county, state or federal permits or approvals. 4. Other relevant information requested by the Zoning Administrator as necessary to properly evaluate the permit application. (c) Certificate of zoning compliance for new, altered, or nonconforming use. No building, land or structure may be occupied or used in any manner until a certificate of zoning compliance has been issued by the Zoning Administrator stating that the use of the building or land conforms to the requirements of this chapter. (d) Certification. The applicant is 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 chapter. Floodproofing measures must be certified by a registered professional engineer or registered architect. (e) Record of first floor elevation. The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of the elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new structures and alterations or additions to existing structures in the floodplain. The Zoning Administrator must also maintain a record of the elevations to which structures and alterations or additions to structures are floodproofed. (f) Notification for watercourse alterations. Before authorizing any alteration or relocation of a river or stream, the Zoning Administrator must notify adjacent communities. If the applicant has applied for a permit to work in public waters pursuant to the Minnesota Statues, Section 103G.245, this will suffice as adequate notice. A copy of the notification must also be submitted to the Chicago Regional Office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (g) Notification to FEMA when physical changes increase or decrease base flood elevations. As soon as practicable, but not later than six months after the date such supporting information becomes available, the Zoning Administrator must notify the Chicago Regional Office of FEMA of the changes by submitting a copy of the relevant technical or scientific data. (3) Variances. An application for a variance to the provisions of this chapter will be processed in accordance with Chapter 1007: Zoning Code and reviewed in accordance with the following: (a) Adherence to state floodplain management standards. A variance must not allow a use that is not allowed in that district, permit a lower degree of flood protection than the regulatory flood protection elevation for the particular area, or permit standards lower than those required by state law. (b) Additional variance criteria. The following additional variance criteria of the Federal Emergency Management Agency must be satisfied: 19 of 25