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Floodplain Management Office

Floodplain Manager: Connie Hoblitzell

Click here to download the Application to develop property in a flood hazard area.

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FILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE "APPLICATION FOR PERMIT"
TO DEVELOP IN A FLOOD HAZARD AREA

  1. Complete the property owner's name, mailing address & phone number as well as the applicants name and phone number. Please print or type all information.
  2. Carefully indicate the location of the proposed development site (Project Address) by township, road number, and subdivision where applicable. Please do not use the rural route mailing address.
  3. Complete the remaining portion of the application as best as possible and be certain to include the date and the applicant's signature.
  4. Mail or deliver the following items to the administrator.
    1. Application form ........... signed.
    2. A site plan.
    3. Structure plans.
    4. $10.00 filing fee (make check payable to the Director of Floodplain Management).

NOTE! STRUCTURE PLANS should include the following: drawn to scale showing the nature, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required; (1) MSL (mean sea level) elevation of the lowest floor (including basements) of all structures; (2) MSL elevation to which any structure is floodproofed; (3) certification by a registered Professional Engineer or Architect that the floodproofing methods meet the community floodproofing criteria; and (4) a description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated.

Based upon the information provided, the administrator will determine if the project site is located in an identified Floodplain. If it is not, a letter will be sent to the applicant indicating that the project is not located in a Flood Hazard Area. No permit is required and the $10.00 filing fee will be returned. If the project is determined to be in an identified Floodplain, the administrator will determine the 100-year BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (lowest allowable floor elevation) and notify the applicant.

Upon completion of the project, a registered Surveyor (State of Ohio) shall determine the exact lowest floor elevation and complete the 'ELEVATION CERTIFICATE FORM". The completed form shall be returned to the administrator and a letter of compliance issued.

If the applicant wishes to seek a variance to the lowest allowable floor elevation (100-year BASE FLOOD ELEVATION), A "VARIANCE APPLICATION" may be obtained from the administrator. An administration fee of $30.00 is required at the time of application.

If an application for a permit to develop in a Flood Hazard Area is submitted after work has commenced, a penalty as set forth in section 3.7 of the FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REGULATIONS shall be levied.


Click Here for Information About
PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION

Washington County Building Department
Floodplain Management Office
217 Putnam Street
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone- 740-374-4185
Fax: 740-374-3096

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