(A) (1) The Floodplain Administrator shall review, or shall cause to be reviewed, all permit applications and plans within 90 days from the permit application submission date in order to determine whether the proposed development is reasonably safe from flooding. Further, the Floodplain Administrator shall review all objections, comments, protest letters and other writings submitted in opposition of said floodplain permit application and give due consideration to the same before granting or denying said permit.
(2) All permits and plans shall be approved only after it has been determined that the proposed work to be undertaken will be in conformance with the requirements of this chapter, state and federal laws and regulations.
(3) The Floodplain Administrator shall not issue a permit to any person who does not possess a valid contractor’s license when a contractor’s license is required by W.Va. Code § 21-11-7.
(4) The Floodplain Administrator, before issuance of the permit, shall require the applicant to furnish satisfactory proof that such person is duly licensed as a contractor under the provisions of the West Virginia State Code. If the applicant is not licensed under W.Va. Code § 21-11-6 a written affidavit that such person is not subject to licensure as a contractor or subcontractor as defined in W.Va. Code § 21-11-6 shall be filed with the County Clerk, date/time stamped and filed in the official floodplain permit application file.
(5) The Floodplain Administrator shall require and keep on file copies of any documentation pertaining to the permit from any other governmental agencies. Whether federal or state or local, that requires site approval, this shall be submitted to the City Clerk, date/time stamped and filed in the official floodplain permit application file prior to final issuance of said permit and prior to the start of construction. This information shall be maintained for the life span of the development.
(6) The Floodplain Administrator shall provide a copy of all permits to the County Assessor as required by W.Va. Code § 11-3-3A and provide a copy of all floodplain permits for new structures to the County E-911 Addressing Coordinator.
(B) After the filing of an application for a floodplain permit and receiving a properly and timely filed objection to the issuance of a floodplain permit application, but prior to the Floodplain Administrator’s decision to grant or deny the same, the Floodplain Administrator may, in his or her sole discretion, hold a public meeting wherein evidence can be taken or given by interested persons or parties. Said meeting shall have a court reporter present to record all testimony and receive all exhibits and evidence. Said meeting notice shall be mailed by certified mail return receipt requested to the permit applicant and the objecting person or entity and placed upon the agenda of a regularly scheduled city meeting announcing the date, time and place of said meeting not prior to ten calendar days from official announcement. The meeting transcript and exhibits presented shall be filed in the official floodplain application permit file.
(Ord. 280, passed 3-4-2021) Penalty, see § 151.999