Section 20-3103. BUILDING PERMITS

 

3103.1In any SFHA, a building permit issued by DCRA shall be required for all new construction or development, as defined in § 3199.1 of this Chapter.

 

3103.2DCRA shall not issue a building permit for any project in an SFHA unless DDOE and all other responsible agencies have determined that the proposed work to be undertaken will be in conformance with the requirements of this Chapter and all other applicable codes and regulations within each agency’s authority.

 

3103.3Before DCRA issues any building permit in any SFHA, DCRA and DDOE shall review the permit application to determine if the applicant has obtained all other governmental permits required by the District of Columbia and Federal law, such as those required by the Federal Clean Water Act, 1334 U.S.C. § 404. No permit shall be issued until this determination has been made and permits have been obtained.

 

3103.4DDOE will review building permits to ensure that no encroachment, alteration, or improvement of any kind shall be made to any watercourse which would reduce the flood carrying capacity of the watercourse.

 

3103.5The applicant shall notify the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the Floodplain Administrator, and all adjacent communities before altering or relocating any watercourse.

 

authority

The Acting Director of the District Department of the Environment (the Department, or DDOE), in accordance with the authority set forth in the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.01 et seq.), the Water Pollution Control Act of 1984, as amended, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-188; D.C. Official Code § 8-103.01, et seq.), the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act of 1977 (D.C. Law 2-23; codified at Chapter 21 of District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), §§ 500 through 507), the District of Columbia Applications Insurance Implementation Act, (District of Columbia Law 1-64, D.C. Official Code § 6-501, et seq.), and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 6547, 6548 (November 15, 1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 962 (February 12, 1988); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 10767 (November 19, 2010).

EditorNote

20 DCMR 3103 is formerly entitled, "Application Procedures and Requirements."