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10-100 Administration. ) City Staff, City staff shall administer and enforce this Chapter. If a violation of the provisions of this rapier is found, staff shall notify the person responsible for such violation in accordance with the ocedures stated in Section 10-120 of this Chapter. Permit Requirements. A. Permit Required. A permit issued by the City in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter shall be secured prior to the erection, addition, modification. rehabilitation (including normal maintenance and repair) or alteration of any building, structure, or portion thereof, prior to the use or change of use of a building, structure, or land; prior to the construction of a dam fence, or on-site septic system• prior to the change or extension of a nonconforming use; prior to the repair of a structure that has been damaged by flood fire tornado or any other source and prior to the placement of fill, excavation of materials, or the storage of materials or equipment within the flood plain. B. Application for Permit. Application for a permit shall be made on forms as specified by the City and shall include the following where applicable: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the lot; existing or proposed structures, fill, or storage of materials; and the location of the foregoing in relation to the stream channel. C. State and Federal Permits. Prior to granting a permit or processing an application for a special use permit or variance, the City shall determine that the applicant has obtained all necessary State and Federal permits. D. Certificate of Zoning Compliance for a New, Altered, or Nonconforming Use. It shall be unlawful to use, occupy, or permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, altered, or enlarged in its use or structure until a certificate of zoning compliance has been issued by the City stating that the use of the building or land conforms to the requirements of this Chapter. E. Construction and Use to be as Provided on Applications, Plans, Permits, Variances, and Certificates of Zoning Compliance. Permits, special use permits, or certificates of zoning compliance issued on the basis of approved plans and applications authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in such approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement, or construction. Any use, arrangement, or construction at variance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter and punishable as provided by Section 10- 120 of this Chapter. F. Certification. The applicant shall be 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. Flood - proofing measures shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or registered architect. G. Record of 1st Floor Elevation. The City 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 flood plain. The City shall also maintain a record of the elevation to which structures or alterations and additions to structures are flood -proofed. H. Notifications for Watercourse Alterations The Zoning Administrator shall notify, in nverne situations, adjacent communities and the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources (Underline reflects new language, StikethfeuA reflects deleted language)