3.12.1 Floodplain Administrator

      The Town shall appoint a Floodplain Administrator to administer and implement the provisions of Section 3.12. In instances where the Floodplain Administrator receives assistance from others to complete tasks to administer and implement this section, the Floodplain Administrator shall be responsible for the coordination and community’s overall compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program and the provisions of this section. The Floodplain Administrator’s duties shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

      (A)   Review all floodplain development permit applications and other forms of development approval for compliance with the provisions in Section 14.7 ("Flood Damage Prevention") and issue permits for all proposed development within Special Flood Hazard Areas and Future Conditions Flood Hazard Areas;

      (B)   Review all proposed development within Special Flood Hazard Areas and Future Conditions Flood Hazard Areas to assure that all necessary local, state and federal permits have been received, including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334;

      (C)   Notify adjacent communities, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, and the State Coordinator for the National Flood Insurance Program prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, that it has been demonstrated that the altered watercourse is maintained so that the flood carrying capacity of the watercourse is not diminished, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA);

      (D)   Obtain actual elevation (in relation to NAVD 1988) of the reference level (including basement) and all attendant utilities of all new and substantially improved structures, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.7.3 of this ordinance;

      (E)   Obtain actual elevation (in relation to NAVD 1988) to which all new and substantially improved structures and utilities have been floodproofed, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.7.3 of this ordinance;

      (F)   Obtain actual elevation (in relation to NAVD 1988) of all public utilities in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.7.3 of this ordinance;

      (G)   When floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure, obtain certification from a registered professional engineer or architect in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.7.3 of this ordinance;

      (H)   Interpret the exact location of the boundaries of the Special Flood Hazard Area;

      (I)   Obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a federal, state or other source where base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with Section 14.7.2 in order to administer the provisions of Section 14.7, Flood Damage Prevention;

      (J)   Provide the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, State Coordinator for the National Flood Insurance Program maps delineating new corporate limits within six (6) months from the date of annexation or change in corporate limits;

      (K)   Maintain all records pertaining to the provisions of this Section 3.12 and Section 14.7, and to hold them open for public inspection; and

      (L)   Review all applications for development and all variances to the required standards and to maintain all of the records required by Section 14.7.