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permits, apneals, variances and amendments related to the flood plain zoning ordinance. (4) Submit copies of any required data, variances, amendments, case-by-case analyses, annual reports, and any other required information to the Department of Natural Re- sources. An annual summary showing only the numher and types of zoning actions taken by the County shall be submitted to that Department by the Zoning Administrator. (5) Investigate, prepare reports and report violations of the Flood Plain Zoning Ordinance to the Corporation Counsel, with copies to the appropriate district office of the Department of Natural Resources. (6) Submit, copies of map and text amendments and annual reports to the Federal Insurance Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. (7) Maintain on file a list of all documentations of certified elevations. (8) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES: a. ZONING PERMIT: A zoning permit shall be obtained from the Zoning Administrator be- fore any new land use, change in use, or development as defined in 10.59 (a) (9) , subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, may be initiated. An application for a zoning permit shall be made to Zoning Administrator upon forms furnished and shall include, for the purpose of proper enforcement of these regulations, the following data: 1. Name and address of the applicant and property owner; 2. Legal description of the property and type of proposed use. 3. A sketch showing the dimensions of the lot and locations of the buildings from lot line, centerline of abutting highways and highwater mark of any abutting water- course; 4. All information concerning any private water or on-site sewage disposal system to be installed, including a sketch showing surveyed location of wells, streams, lakes, buildings, privies and septic tank systems within 100 feet of proposed sewage dis- posal site. b. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE: No development as defined in this Chapter shall take place, no vacant land in the flood plain shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, altered or moved, shall be occupied until the applicant obtains a Certificate of Compliance from the Zoning Administrator shall require that the applicant submit a certfication by a registered professional engineer or architect that the finished fill and building floor elevations and other flood plain regula- tory factors were accomplished in compliance with appropriate flood plain zoning ,:provisions and other flood plain regulations; the applicant shall submit such certi- fication for all new construction and substantial improvements. Upon written re- quest from the owner, the Zoning Administrator shall issue a certificate of compli- ance for any building or premises existing at the time of the adoption of this ordi- nance certifying, after inspection, the extent and type of use made of the building or premises and whether or not such use conforms to the provisions of this ordinance. Certificates shall be subject to the fees provided in 10.25 (7) (f) . c. OTHER PERMITS: It is the responsibility of the applicant to secure all other neces- sary permits from all appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, including those required under Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act amend- ments of 1972, 33 U.S.C.- 1334. • (b) COMMITTEE The Committee shall have the duties and responsibilities prescribed in ss 10.255 (1) of this Ordinance. (c) BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (1) In addition to the provisions of ss 10.26, the Board shall forward a•copy. of all decisions made under this section (10.50 - 10.59) to the appropriate district office of the Department.of Natural Resources. (2) MAPPING DISPUTES: The following procedure shall be used by the Board of Adjustment in disputes of a flood plain zoning district boundary: a. Flood district boundaries: When the location of the flood plain or floodway district boundary is established by experience flood maps or engineering studies pursuant to. Section 10.52 (b) 10.53 (b) 10.54 (b) of this Ordinance, the flood elevations or "flood profiles" for the point in question shall be the governing factor in locating the district boundary. If no elevation or profiles are available to the Board, any other available evidence may be examined. - 7 -