The Application for Permit to Construct Across or Along a Stream is available here . This is a PDF document and requires Acrobat Reader for viewing. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, download it free here . From this analysis, construction limits for fills and buildings and required elevations for finished floors or floodproofing can be provided. For all construction, especially bridges and culverts, a check is made to ensure that the project has only minimal impacts on existing flood levels.
Regulations limit the effect to a maximum of one foot.
If the proposed project is unacceptable based on the review, the applicant is sent a denial letter with possible options. If the reviewer determines the project meets regulatory requirements and all deficiencies have been corrected and all necessary necessary modifications to the drawings have been made, a draft permit is written to be reviewed by the supervisor and branch manager. If they concur that the proposal meets all state floodplain laws, regulations, and standards, the permit is typed and signed. Appropriate requirements and limitations are listed on the permit. The permit also bears the condition that construction must begin within one year of the date of signature.