Designation of Floodplain Administrator and permit application and review procedures.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 740-901
in effectSec. 740-901. - Designation of Floodplain Administrator and permit application and review procedures.
A. Designation of Floodplain Administrator. An employee of the division of construction and business services with the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services shall administer and implement the provisions of this chapter and is herein referred to as the Floodplain Administrator.
B. Permit application and review procedures.
1. The Department of Business and Neighborhood Services (DBNS) shall review all applications for a Floodplain Development Permit for all parcels that are wholly within, partially, within, or in contact with an identified special flood hazard area. The floodplain development permit shall not be issued for proposed activity in zone A or the BAFL until the floodway and floodway fringe boundaries and base flood elevation are established in accordance with this article or the best available data information.
2. If the permit application is for a site located in an identified Floodway (FW) District as established in Section 565-302, then the Floodplain Administrator and/or designee shall require the applicant to apply to IDNR for a state permit for construction in a floodway, provided the activity does not qualify for a general license or exemption (IC 14-28-1 or 312 IAC 10). A Floodplain Development Permit shall not be issued by the Floodplain Administrator and/or designee for the proposed activity until the IDNR has issued a certificate of approval of construction in a floodway or a letter stating that IDNR approval is not required, and the Floodplain Administrator and/or designee determines that the application complies with all other applicable requirements of this article.
3. If the permit application is for a site located in a Floodway Fringe (FF) (either identified on the FIRM or identified by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources through detailed or approximate studies and not identified on a FIRM), the Floodplain Administrator and/or designee may issue the local floodplain development permit provided the provisions contained in this article have been met. The following regulations shall apply to all land within the floodway fringe. These regulations shall be in addition to all other primary and secondary zoning district regulations applicable to such land, and in case of conflict, the more restrictive regulations shall apply.
4. The Floodplain Administrator regardless of any limitation on the period required for retention of public records, records of actions associated with the administration of this chapter shall be kept on file and maintained in perpetuity. These records include permit applications, plans, certifications, flood insurance rate maps; letter of map change; records of issuance of permits and denial of permits; determinations of whether proposed work constitutes substantial improvement or repair of substantial damage; required design certification and documentation of elevations required by this chapter; notifications to adjacent communities, FEMA, and the state related to alterations of watercourse; assurances that the flood carrying capacity of altered watercourses will be maintained; documentation related to appeals, including justification for issuance or denial; and records of enforcement actions taken pursuant to this chapter. The Floodplain Administrator and/or designee will maintain a file of all Floodplain Development Permits issued and will make these Floodplain Development Permits available to representatives of FEMA, IDNR and other interested parties.
5. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) elevation certificates. When applicable, the Floodplain Administrator and/or designee shall supply each applicant for a floodplain development permit with a blank NFIP elevation certificate, or flood-proofing certificate during the floodplain permit review process. The permit applicant will be required to submit the applicable certificate as outlined within the provisions of this chapter. The Floodplain Administrator and/or designee will make available to insurance agents and lenders, upon request, copies of the NFIP elevation certificate and the floodproofing certificate to assist in the actuarial rating of the structure for flood insurance purposes.
(G.O. 64, 2015, § 2; G.O. 23, 2026, § 2)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH740GEPR_ARTIXFLDEPE_S740-901DEFLADPEAPREPRFetched: 10/27/2026