(A) The City Council shall designate by resolution the City Engineer to serve as the Floodplain Administrator to administer and implement the provisions of this chapter and other appropriate sections of 44 CFR (Emergency Management and Assistance—National Flood Insurance Program Regulations) pertaining to floodplain management.
(B) Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Become accredited by the OWRB in accordance with Title 82 O.S. §§ 1601 through 1618, as amended.
(2) Review permit applications to determine whether the proposed building sites, including the placement of manufactured homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding.
(3) Review, approve, or deny all applications for development permits required by this chapter.
(4) Review proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state, or local governmental agencies from which prior approval are required.
(5) Make the necessary interpretation where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions).
(6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the OWRB prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the FEMA.
(7) Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained.
(8) When base flood elevation data contemplated by § 156.26 has not been provided by FEMA, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data and floodway data available from any federal, state, or other source in order to administer the provisions of §§ 156.60 through 156.64.
(9) When a floodway has not been designated, the Floodplain Administrator must require that no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within Zone A or AE as delineated on the Oklahoma County 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 at any point within the city.
(10) After a disaster or other type of damage occurrence to structures in the city, determine if the residential and non-residential structures and manufactured homes have been substantially damaged, and enforce the substantial improvement requirement.
(11) Maintain a record of all actions involving an appeal from a decision of the Floodplain Administrator or the City Council.
(12) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 13-722)
(Am. Ord. 1350, passed 10-15-85; Am. Ord. 1834, passed 11-17-09; Am. Ord. 1974, passed 8-6-19)