A. Designation of the Flood Plain Administrator: The City Inspector is hereby appointed the Flood Plain Administrator to administer and implement the provisions of this Chapter and other appropriate sections of 44 CFR (National Flood Insurance Program Regulations) pertaining to flood plain management.
B. Duties and Responsibilities of the Flood Plain Administrator: Duties and responsibilities of the Flood Plain Administrator shall include, but not be limited to the following:
1. Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this Chapter.
2. Review permit application to determine whether proposed building site will be reasonably safe from flooding.
3. Review, approve or deny all applications for development permits required by adoption of this Chapter.
4. Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those Federal, State or local governmental agencies (including section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is required.
5. Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions) the Flood Plain Administrator shall make the necessary interpretation.
6. Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the State coordinating agency which is Texas Water Commission, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
7. Assure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained.
8. When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with Section 12-1-8 of this Chapter, the Flood Plain Administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data and floodway data available from a Federal, State or other source, in order to administer the provisions of Section 12-1-9 of this Chapter.
9. When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the Flood Plain Administrator must require that no new construction, substantial improvements or other developments (including fill) shall be permitted within Zones A1-30 and AE on the community's FIRM unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot (1') at any point within the community. (Ord. 89-01, 1-3-89)
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