In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, the City Engineer or authorized designee(s) shall have the responsibility to:
(a) Notify adjacent political jurisdictions and the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, prior to any alteration of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration;
(b) Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of the watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished;
(c) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) and the lowest opening of all new structures and all additions to existing structures situated within a flood hazard area, where the base flood elevation is determined by means other than as a Special Flood Hazard Area;
(d) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which any new or substantially improved structure located within a Special Flood Hazard Area has been floodproofed;
(e) When base flood elevation data have not been provided, obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 1675, 2-28-05)