D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, § 3103
3103.1 In any SFHA, a building permit issued by DCRA shall be required for all new construction or development, as defined in § 3199.1 of this Chapter.
3103.2 DCRA shall not issue a building permit for any project in an SFHA unless DDOE and all other responsible agencies have determined that the proposed work to be undertaken will be in conformance with the requirements of this Chapter and all other applicable codes and regulations within each agency's authority.
3103.3 Before DCRA issues any building permit in any SFHA, DCRA and DDOE shall review the permit application to determine if the applicant has obtained all other governmental permits required by the District of Columbia and Federal law, such as those required by the Federal Clean Water Act, 1334 U.S.C. § 404. No permit shall be issued until this determination has been made and permits have been obtained.
3103.4 DDOE will review building permits to ensure that no encroachment, alteration, or improvement of any kind shall be made to any watercourse which would reduce the flood carrying capacity of the watercourse.
3103.5 The applicant shall notify the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the Floodplain Administrator, and all adjacent communities before altering or relocating any watercourse.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 6547, 6548 (November 15, 1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 962 (February 12, 1988); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 10767 (November 19, 2010).
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Building Code referred to in this section has been superseded by D.C. Law 6-216, Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986, effective March 21, 1987. The construction regulations existing prior to March 21, 1987, remain in effect for projects having reached specified stages of completion. D.C. Law 6-216 adopted the 1984 National BOCA Codes, and the 1985 D.C. Supplement to the National BOCA Codes. Effective November 27, 1992 (39 DCR 8685), the 1984 BOCA Codes, and the 1985 D.C. Supplement to the National BOCA Codes were superseded by the adoption of the 1990 BOCA Codes, and the 1992 D.C. Supplement to the BOCA Codes.