Floodplain Development

Section 153.14 of the Rutland Municipal Code requires a property owner to file application for a Floodplain Development Permit prior to commencing any of the following within, or in contact with, a flood hazard area:

• Concrete or masonry work within the corporation limits of the Municipality, when such work involves the construction of a curb of a public street or roadway, driveway approach or apron, or sidewalk within the public right-of-way;

• Construction of a new commercial (non-residential) structure, or the construction of an addition to an existing residential structure;

• Construction of a new residential structure, or the construction of an addition to an existing residential structure; and/or

• Installation and relocation of a manufactured home or mobile home within the corporation limits of the Municipality.

If a property owner obtains a floodplain development permit, all other permits provided on this webpage are not required.

Application Fees

$25.00

Remit payment by cash, check or money order to:

Office of the Village Clerk-Fiscal Officer

337 Main Street, Post Office Box 297

Rutland, Ohio 45775

Application Submittals

The following submittals are required at the time of application:

• Property Deed

• Site Plans Drawn to Scale

• Elevation of the Existing, Natural Ground Where Structures are Proposed

• Elevation of the Lowest Floor, Including Basement, of all Proposed Structures

• Technical Analyses (When Required Pursuant to Municipal Code 153.15).

Plan Requirements

Plan Requirements for Commercial Structures

Proposals for new construction and substantial improvements of commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall meet the following standards:

• New construction and substantial improvements shall meet the standards set forth for residential structures, excluding manufactured homes.

• New construction and substantial improvement shall either have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the level of the flood protection elevation; or, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, shall meet all of the following standards:

  • Be dry floodproofed so that the structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water to the level of the flood protection elevation;

  • Have structural components capable of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy; and,

  • Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect, through the use of a Federal Emergency Management Agency Floodproofing Certificate, that the design and methods of construction are in accordance with the preceding standards.

Plan Requirements for Residential Structures

Proposals for new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures must include the following standards:

• New construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy.

• New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with methods and materials resistant to flood damage.

• New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air conditioning equipment and other service facilities that are designed and/or elevated so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.

• New construction and substantial improvement shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood protection elevation.

• New construction and substantial improvements that do not have basements and that are elevated to the flood protection elevation using pilings, columns, posts, or solid foundation perimeter walls with openings to allow the automatic equalization of hydrostatic pressure may have an enclosure below the lowest floor provided the enclosure meets the following standards:

  • Be used only for the parking of vehicles, building access, or storage; and

  • Be designed and certified by a registered professional engineer or architect to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters; or

  • Have a minimum of two openings on different walls having a total net area not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area, and the bottom of all such openings being no higher than one foot above grade. The openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, or other coverings or devices provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters.

• Manufactured homes shall be affixed to a permanent foundation and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over the top or frame ties to ground anchors.

• Repair or rehabilitation of historic structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure’s continued designation as a historic structure and is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure, shall be exempt from the development standards of this section.

Plan Requirements for Subdivisions

Proposals for new construction and substantial improvements of subdivisions must include the following standards:

• Proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage and are subject to all applicable standards in Chapter 153 of the Rutland Municipal Code.

• Proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage.

• Proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage.