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any other provision of this article, such permits may require prior review and approval by the planning commission and city council. (b) Application for permit. Application for a permit shall be made in duplicate to the Land Development Staff on forms furnished by the Land Development Staff and shall include the following where applicable: plans in duplicate drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the lot; existing or proposed structures, fill or storage of materials; and their location of the foregoing in relation to the stream channel. (c) State and federal permits. Prior to granting a permit or processing an application for a conditional use permit or variance, the Land Development Staff shall determine that the applicant has obtained all necessary state and federal permits. (d) Certificate of zoning compliance. It shall be unlawful to use, occupy, or permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, altered, or enlarged in its use or structure until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Land Development Staff stating that the use of the building or land conforms to the requirements of this division. (e) Construction and use to comply with approved plans. Permits, Conditional Use Permits, or certificates of zoning compliance issued on the basis of approved plans and applications authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in such approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement, or construction. Any use, arrangement, or construction at variance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this division and punishable as provided by Section 30 -1873 (f) Certification of elevation and flood proofing. The applicant shall be required to submit certification by a registered professional engineer, registered architect, or registered land surveyor that the finished fill and building elevations were accomplished in compliance with the provisions of this division. Flood proofing measures shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or registered architect. (g) Record of First Floor Elevation. The Land Development Staff shall maintain a record of the elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new structures and alterations or additions to existing structures in the flood plain. The Land Development Staff shall also maintain a record of the elevation to which structures or alterations and additions to structures are flood proofed. (h) Notifications for Watercourse Alterations. The Land Development Staff shall notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources prior to the community authorizing any alteration or relocation of a watercourse. If the applicant has applied for a permit to work in the beds of public waters pursuant to Minnesota Statute, Chapter 103G, this shall suffice as adequate notice to the Commissioner of Natural Resources. A copy of said notification shall also be submitted to the Chicago Regional Office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (i) Notification to FEMA When Physical Changes Increase or Decrease the 100 -year Flood Elevatiom As soon as practicable, but not later than six (6) months after the date such supporting information becomes available, the Land Development Staff shall notify the Chicago Regional Office of FEMA of the changes by submitting a copy of said technical or scientific data. Section 15. That Section 30 -1893 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Board of Adjustments; appeals and variances, shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 30 -1893. - Board of Adjustments; appeals and variances.