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CABARRUS COUNTYZONING ORDINANCE CHAPTER 16 -FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION cause to withhold the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance /Occupancy. (c) If a manufactured home is placed within Zone AE and the elevation of the chassis is more than 36 inches in height above grade, an engineered foundation certification is required in accordance with the provisions of Part 5, Section B(3)(b). (d) If a watercourse is to be altered or relocated, a description of the extent of watercourse alteration or relocation; a professional engineer's certified report on the effects of the proposed project on the flood- carrying capacity of the watercourse and the effects to properties located both upstream and downstream; and a map showing the location of the proposed watercourse alteration or relocation shall all be submitted by the permit applicant prior to issuance of a floodplain development permit. (e) Certification exemptions. The following structures, if located within Zone AE, are exempt from the elevation /flood proof ing certification requirements specified in items (a) and (b) of this subsection: (i) recreational vehicles meeting requirements of Part 5, Section B(6)(a); (ii) temporary structures meeting requirements of Part 5, Section B(7); and (iii) accessory structures less than 150 square feet meeting requirements of Part 5, Section B(8). (4) Determinations for existing buildings and structures For applications for building permits to improve buildings and structures, including alterations, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, change of occupancy, additions, rehabilitations, renovations, substantial improvements, repairs of substantial damage, and any other improvement of or work on such buildings and structures, the Floodplain Administrator, in coordination with Building and Tax Officials, shall: (a) Estimate the market value, or require the applicant to obtain an appraisal of the market value prepared by a qualified independent appraiser, of the building or structure before the start of construction of the proposed work; in the case of repair, the market value of the building or structure shall be the market value before the damage occurred and before any repairs are made; (b) Compare the cost to perform the improvement, the cost to repair a damaged building to its pre- damaged condition, or the combined costs of improvements and repairs, if applicable, to Amended 2016 Non - Coastal Regular Phase Chapter 16 Page 16 of 35 Attachment number 2 \n G -4 Page 213