Comment Submitted by City of Tucson
AnonymousSupportGovernment
Summary: The commenter, representing a local community's Floodplain Management office, requests specific formatting changes to the Elevation Certificate to provide more space for surveyor comments. They also propose revising Section G to include fields for Floodplain and Building Permit numbers to improve archiving and research efficiency.
(1)Under Section D, please provide additional space for registrant’s Comments under Section D on page 3 of Elevation Certificate. Reformat Elevation Certificate to push seal square up or shift other text to create more space for surveyor’s comment section. Frequently the Comments area is used to describe machinery and equipment servicing the building, and to clarify other aspects of the survey. Both city surveyor and a long-time surveyor consultant (having performed many El Cert’s over the last 30 years) are requesting more space under the Comments portion of Section D.
(2)Under Section G - Community Information (recommended for Community Official Completion), our NFIP community's Floodplain Management suggests revising G5 to read:
G5. Floodplain Permit Number/Date Issued: _________________ Building Permit Number/Date issued: _________________
The reason for this request is for community Elevation Certificate and permitting archiving purposes; the city engineering staff uses the building permit to place holds on the permit to make sure the pre-slab (Building Under Construction) Elevation Certificate is submitted to verify forms meet elevation requirements prior to pouring concrete. Having both the Floodplain Use Permit and Building Permit numbers on the form helps with research purposes as well.