(A) General. The Flood Safety Officer is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Duties and responsibilities.
(1) The duties of the Flood Safety Officer shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) Review all development permits to assure that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;
(b) Advise permittee that additional federal or state permits may be required and, if specific federal or state permit requirements are known, require that copies of such permits be provided and maintained on file with the development permit;
(c) Notify adjacent communities and the State Division of Water prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(d) Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished;
(e) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved buildings, in accordance with § 151.41(B)(2) of this chapter; and
(f) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the new or substantially improved buildings have been flood-proofed, in accordance with § 151.41(B)(2) of this chapter.
(2) When flood-proofing is utilized for a particular building, the Flood Safety Officer shall obtain certification from a registered professional engineer or architect, in accordance with § 151.41(B)(2) of this chapter.
(3) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of 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 Safety Officer shall make the necessary interpretation. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in this chapter.
(4) When base flood elevation data or floodway data have not been provided in accordance with § 151.07 of this chapter, then the Flood Safety Officer shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer the provisions of §§ 151.25 through 151.29 of this chapter.
(5) All records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer and shall be open for public inspection.
(Prior Code, § 151.35) (Ord. 151, passed 3-18-1996)