Duluth UDC § 835.02
Floodplain Management Plan Requirements
Governing jurisdiction
Duluth
Land inside these city limits is governed by Duluth's own code and boards. A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is not proof of being inside them — most such addresses fall in unincorporated Gwinnett.
Boundary: US Census TIGERweb (Incorporated Places, ACS 2025 vintage), vintage 2025.
- Article
- 8 — Environmental Protection
- Pages in source
- 234–235
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
1. An application for a development project with any area of special flood hazard located on the site will be
required to include a floodplain management / flood damage prevention plan. This plan shall include the
following items:
a. Site plan drawn to scale, which includes but is not limited to:
i. Existing and proposed elevations of the area in question and the nature, location and
dimensions of existing and/or proposed structures, earthen fill placement, amount and
location of excavation material, and storage of materials or equipment;
ii. For all proposed structures, spot ground elevations at building corners and twenty-foot
or smaller intervals along the foundation footprint, or 1-foot contour elevations
throughout the building site;
iii. Proposed locations of water supply, sanitary sewer, and utilities;
iv. Proposed locations of drainage and stormwater management facilities;
v. Proposed grading plan;
vi. Base flood elevations and future-conditions flood elevations;
vii. Boundaries of the base flood floodplain and future-conditions floodplain;
viii. If applicable, the location of the floodway; and
ix. Certification of the above by a registered professional engineer or surveyor.
b. Building and foundation design details, including but not limited to:
i. Elevation in relation to mean sea level (or highest adjacent grade) of the lowest floor,
including basement, of all proposed structures;
ii. Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential structure will be
floodproofed;
iii. Certification that any proposed non-residential floodproofed structure meets the
criteria in 837.02(b);
iv. For enclosures below the base flood elevation, location and total net area of foundation
openings as required in Section 837.01(e).
v. Design plans certified by a registered professional engineer or architect for all proposed
structure(s).
c.
Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of the
proposed development;
d. Hard copies and digital files of computer models, if any, copies of work maps, comparison of pre-
and post-development conditions base flood elevations, future-conditions flood elevations, flood
protection elevations, special flood hazard areas and regulatory floodway widths, flood profiles
and all other computations and other information similar to that presented in the FIS;
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e. Copies of all applicable state and federal permits necessary for proposed development including
but not limited to permits required by Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334; and.
f.
All appropriate certifications required under this Code Division.
2. The approved floodplain management/flood damage prevention plan shall contain certification by the
applicant that all development activities will be done according to the plan or previously approved
revisions. Any and all development permits and/or use and occupancy certificates or permits may be
revoked at any time if the construction and development activities are not in strict accordance with
approved plans.