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ARTICLE 4: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

SECTION 410 SPECIAL HAZARD PROCEDURES

A. When during the planning, sanitation or building permit sign-off procedure the Planning Director, by use of the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) flood hazard maps and SCS soil maps, determines that unusual soil or flooding conditions present a hazard to the structure or land use being proposed, such conditions shall be noted on the permit application and brought to the attention of the applicant. These conditions include, but are not limited to: flood plain, slope, soil instability, shrink-swell, and high water table.

B. For Exceptions areas, any application for a building permit in flood hazard areas or upon soils judged unstable by SCS and inventoried as such by the County shall be denied. The Planning Office shall inform the applicant of the reasons for denial within 30 days. Before a building permit can subsequently be authorized, the County shall require submittal of a method and plan to the Planning Commission to ensure a reasonably safe building and site during and after construction; such a plan must be endorsed by an appropriate professional such as a registered, professional engineer, licensed in the State of Oregon or a professional engineer employed by a federal agency who is not required to be licensed in the State of Oregon, or a registered surveyor or hydrologist. If construction has already begun, construction shall not proceed until certification is received.

C. For structures in resource zones, the Planning Office will provide the information regarding inventoried hazardous soil conditions in an advisory capacity, on the premise that resource lands offer a variety of building sites and that a safer site will be selected.

D. In addition to hazard procedures, described above, the Flood plain Ordinance of Baker County, (Ordinance No. 84-3), will be implemented wherever applicable.

E. Requirements made pursuant to this Section may be appealed in conformance with Section 1104 of this Ordinance.