The Building Inspector shall be responsible for the general administration and enforcement of this chapter which shall include the following.
(A) Determining the flood plain designation. Check all new development sites to determine whether they are in a SFHA. If they are in a SFHA, determine whether they are in a floodway, flood fringe or in a flood plain on which a detailed study has not been conducted which drains more than one square mile.
(B) Professional engineer review. If the development site is within a floodway or in a flood plain on which a detailed study has not been conducted which drains more than one square mile, then the permit shall be referred to a registered professional engineer (P.E.) under the employ or contract of the village for review to ensure that the development meets the requirements of § 152.06(B). In the case of an appropriate use, the P.E. shall state in writing that the development meets the requirements of § 152.06(B).
(C) Dam safety requirements. Ensure that an DWR Dam Safety permit has been issued or a letter indicating no dam safety permit is required, if the proposed development activity includes construction of a dam, as defined in § 152.02. Regulated dams may include weirs, restrictive culverts or impoundment structures.
(D) Other permit requirements. Ensure that any and all required federal, state and local permits are received prior to the issuance of a flood plain development permit.
(E) Plan review and permit issuance. Ensure that all development activities within the SFHAs of the jurisdiction of the village meet the requirements of this chapter and issue a flood plain development permit in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and other regulations of the community when the development meets the conditions of this chapter.
(F) Inspection review. Inspect all development projects before, during and after construction to assure proper elevation of the structure and to ensure they comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(G) Elevation and flood proofing certificates. Maintain, in the permit files, an elevation certificate certifying the elevation of the lowest floor, including basement, of a residential or non-residential building or the elevation to which a non-residential building has been floodproofed, using a floodproofing certificate, for all buildings subject to § 152.07 for public inspection and provide copies of same.
(H) Records for public inspection. Maintain, for public inspection, and furnish, upon request, base flood data, SPHA and regulatory floodway maps, copies of federal or state permit documents, variance documentation, conditional letter of map revision, letter of map revision, letter of map amendment and “as-built” elevation and floodproofing or elevation and flood proofing certificates for all buildings constructed subject to this chapter.
(I) State permits. Ensure that construction authorization has been granted by the Illinois Department of Water Resources, for all development projects subject to § 152.06(B) and (C) unless enforcement responsibility has been delegated to the village. Upon acceptance of this chapter by DWR and FEMA, responsibility is hereby delegated to the village, as per ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, for construction in the regulatory floodway and flood plain when floodways have not been defined in § 152.06(B) and (C). However, the following review approvals are not delegated to the village and shall require review or permits from DWR:
(1) Organizations which are exempt from this chapter, as per the Illinois Compiled Statutes;
(3) An engineer’s determination that an existing bridge or culvert crossing is not a source of flood damage and the analysis indicating the proposed flood profile, per § 152.06(B);
(4) An engineer’s analysis of the flood profile due to § 152.06(B);
(5) Alternative transition sections and hydraulically equivalent compensatory storage as indicated in § 152.06(B);
(6) Permit issuance of structures within or over publicly navigable rivers, lakes and streams;
(7) Any changes in the base flood elevation or floodway locations; and
(8) Base flood elevation determinations where none now exist.
(J) Cooperation with other agencies. Cooperate with state and federal flood plain management agencies to improve base flood or 100-year frequency flood and floodway data and to improve the administration of this chapter. Submit data to DWR and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for proposed revisions of a regulatory map. Submit reports as required for the National Flood Insurance Program. Notify the Federal Emergency Management Agency of any proposed amendments to this chapter.
(K) Promulgate regulations. Promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, subject however to the review and approval of DWR and FEMA for any ordinance changes.
(1981 Code, § 30.04) (Ord. 90-5, passed - -)