Apply for a Floodplain Permit

If you are planning a construction project on your property and it is in the floodplain, you may need a Simplified Floodplain Permit or a Floodplain Variance and Floodplain Permit.

Floodplain Permit Checklist Simplified Floodplain Permit Application Floodplain Permit Extension Request Form Floodplain Variance Checklist Floodplain Variance, Permit, and Study Application

Simplified Floodplain Permit

A Simplified Floodplain Permit is required for the following types of work in the floodplain:

• Trade (electrical, mechanical, plumbing) and fire protection permits for interior improvements to structures within the floodplain.
• Public utilities.
• Public facilities owned or operated by the city.
• Minor landscaping installation and maintenance.
• Split-rail fences or other non-obstructive fences.
• Play or seating equipment.
• Patios, decks, paths, and paving less than 1,000 square feet (must not raise the surrounding grade by more than 1 foot).
• Recreational vehicles stored in the floodplain.

Floodplain Variance and Floodplain Permit

A Floodplain Variance and Floodplain Permit is required for all other development or construction in the floodplain, including the following types of work in the floodplain:

• Dredging, excavating, filling, or grading the land.
• Construction of new structures.
• Substantial improvement of structures, including repair of substantial damage to structures.
• Construction, repair, or substantial improvement of gas or liquid storage tanks that are principally above ground.
• Placement or replacement of manufactured structures, including substantial improvement or repair of substantial damage to manufactured structures.
• Erecting or installing a temporary structure.
• Alteration of a watercourse, including stream relocation, stream stabilization, or stream restoration.
• Subdividing or resubdividing lots that contain Special Flood Hazard Areas.

Note: Structures include principal structures and accessory structures, such as garages or sheds.