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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

44.04.010 Establishment of Development Permit

A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any special flood hazard area established in Section 3.2. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Tribe and may include, but not be limited to: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill storage materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:

(a) Elevation in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor of all structures;

(b) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any structure has been flood-proofed;

(c) Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the flood-proofing methods for any non-residential structure meet the flood-proofing criteria in Section 5.2-2; and,

(d) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.