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<br />been met. The key provision is that the top of the lowest floor of any <br />new or substantially improved structure shall be at or above the Flood <br />Protection Grade (FPG). <br /> <br />3. If the site is in an identified floodplain where the limits of the floodway <br />and floodway fringe have not yet been determined, and the drainage area <br />upstream of the site is greater than one (1) square mile, the Zoning <br />Administrator shall require the applicant to forward the application, along <br />with all pertinent plans and specifications, to the Department of Natural <br />Resources for review and comment. <br /> <br />No action shall be taken by the Zoning Administrator until either a permit <br />for construction in the floodway or a letter of recommendation citing the <br />one hundred (100) year flood elevation and the recommneded Flood <br />Protection Grade has been received from the Department of Natural <br />Resources. <br /> <br />Once the Zoning Administrator has received the proper permit or letter of <br />recommendation approving the proposed development, an Improvement <br />Location Permit may be issued provided the conditions of the <br />Improvement Location Permit are not less restrictive than the conditions <br />received from Natural Resources and the provisions contained in Sections <br />VII and VIII of this Ordinance have been met. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />If the site is in an identified floodplain where the limits of the floodway <br />and floodway fringe have not yet been determined and the drainage area <br />upstream of the site is less than one (1) square mile, the Zoning <br />Administrator shall require the applicant to provide an engineering <br />analysis showing the limits of the floodway, floodway fringe and one <br />hundred (100) year elevation for the site. <br /> <br />~ <br />\ <br />i <br />t <br /> <br />Upon receipt, the Zoning Administrator may issue the local Improvement <br />Location Permit, provided the provisions contained in Sections VII and <br />VIII of this Ordinance have been met. <br /> <br />Section VII. Preventing Increased Damae:es. <br /> <br />No development in the SFHA shall create a damaging or potentially damaging increase <br />in flood heights or velocity or threat to public health and safety. <br /> <br />a. Within the floodway identified on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map, the <br />Flood Insurance Rate Map or engineering analysis as provided in Section <br />VI(b)(4), the following standards shall apply: <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />No development shall be allowed which acting alone or in combination <br />with existing or future development, will cause any increase in the <br />