Section R. 323.1313 - Permit application; informationRule 313.
(1) An application to the department for a permit to occupy, fill, or grade lands in a floodplain, streambed, or channel of a stream shall be on an application form obtained from the department.(2) An application for a permit to place an encroachment not excluded under R 323.1312 in a floodplain, channel, or floodway shall include a site location and a property map showing limits of the proposed encroachment as it relates to the drainage course. A copy of a filed application shall be sent to the local unit of government prior to the department's final action on the application.(3) The department may ask for the following additional information in order to analyze the effects that a proposed encroachment, acting alone or in combination with existing or future similar works, has on stage or discharge characteristics of the stream: (a) A site development plan showing both existing and proposed conditions on a topographic map and containing the following information:(iii) Road right-of-way, drainage, and utility easements.(iv) Existing and proposed contours at sufficient intervals to adequately describe the existing features and the proposed alterations.(v) Proposed bridges, culverts, and stormwater outfalls. Plans or sketches shall be included to provide sufficient information for evaluation.(vi) Proposed channel relocations and the limits of improvements and alterations.(vii) Delineation of proposed cut and fill limits.(viii) Approximate volume of cut and fill.(ix) Proposed elevations of roads and buildings, including elevations of first floor and basement openings into buildings.(b) River or stream valley cross sections at locations where the proposed alteration or occupation is most significant. The cross section shall show both existing conditions and the proposed occupation or alteration and shall specify cut and fill side slopes. Representative photographs of the natural channel and overbank areas shall be included.(c) A hydraulic report, based on water surface profile computations, which evaluates the effect of the proposed encroachment on stage and discharge characteristics for a range of discharges up to and including the 100-year flood discharge. The report shall be prepared and sealed by an engineer licensed in Michigan.Mich. Admin. Code R. 323.1313