The Department Director or designee is the Zoning Administrator and in that capacity shall exercise the following duties:
1. To inspect and approve building permit applications for conformance to this Zoning Ordinance, before the building permit is issued by the Building Official;
2. To investigate reports of violations of this Zoning Ordinance including a written report of the facts pertaining to such violation;
3. To attend all meetings of the Plan and Zoning Commission.
4. To act as Secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and to carry out and enforce any decisions or determinations by said Board;
5. To administer and enforce the flood plain standards adopted by the City in the following manner:
A. Review all flood plain development permit applications to ensure that the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance will be satisfied;
B. Review all flood plain development permit applications to ensure that all necessary permits have been obtained from federal, state or local governmental agencies;
C. Verify and maintain a record of:
(1) The elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures, and whether or not such structures contain a basement;
(2) Obtain, if the structure has been flood-proofed, the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was flood-proofed;
D. Notify adjacent communities and/or counties and the Iowa Natural Resources Council prior to any proposed alteration or relocation of a watercourse,
E. Obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a Federal, State, or other source, until such other data has been provided by the Administrator, as criteria for requiring that:
(1) All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated above the base flood level, and
(2) All new construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated or flood-proofed one foot above the base flood level;
F. Keep a record of all permits, appeals, variances and such other transactions and correspondence pertaining to the administration of this Zoning Ordinance;
G. Submit to the Federal Insurance Administrator an annual report concerning the community’s participation, utilizing the annual report form supplied by the Federal Insurance Administrator;
H. Notify the Federal Insurance Administration of any annexations or modifications to the community’s boundaries;
I. Review subdivision proposals to insure such proposals are consistent with the purpose of this Zoning Ordinance and advise the City Council of potential conflicts.