Steps to Obtain a Floodplain Use Permit

Within Unincorporated Maricopa County

The steps listed below are all of the steps an applicant is required to take in order to obtain a Floodplain Use Permit within unincorporated Maricopa County. There are additional steps an applicant must take after the permit is issued. Please contact the District for information on these additional steps.

1. Submit a complete and accurate application to the One Stop Shop at Planning and Development for a Building Permit and pay the appropriate building permit fee. If the property has floodplain on it you are required to obtain Floodplain Use Permit. If the District does not require any additional information for your Floodplain Use Permit you will be notified when it is ready for issuance.
2. If an owner wishes to grant an agent, contractor or consultant authority to make decisions on their behalf, the owner must submit a notarized Property Owner Authorization form.
3. Provide additional information or revisions if requested.
4. Floodplain Use Permit ready for issuance – The District will send you notice that the Floodplain Use Permit is ready for issuance. The following must be completed in person at the District office:
   1. If an owner wishes to grant an agent, contractor or consultant authority to make decisions on their behalf and has not already submitted a notarized Property Owner Authorization form, the form must be submitted at this time.
   2. Review the Floodplain Use Permit and Floodplain Use Permit Conditions and Warning and Disclaimer of Liability with District Floodplain Management and Services staff.
   3. Submit the required fee to the District (cash or check only).
   4. Sign the Floodplain Use Permit and Floodplain Use Permit Conditions and Warning and Disclaimer of Liability.
   5. Permit issued.

Revisions or modifications to the application for the building permit will be reviewed by the District and the applicant notified if the Floodplain Use Permit must be amended or a new application initiated.