(A) The Flood Safety Officer is appointed to administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Duties of the Flood Safety Officer shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Review all building/zoning permits to assure that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
(2) Advise the permittee that additional federal or state permits may be required, and if specific federal or state permits are known, require that copies of the permits be provided and maintained on file with the development permit.
(3) Notify adjacent communities and the National Resources and Environmental Protection, Division of Water, and any other federal and/or state agencies with statutory or regulatory authority prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of the notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(4) Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of the watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished.
(5) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures in accordance with § 151.20(B)(2).
(6) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the new or substantially improved structures have been floodproofed in accordance with § 151.20(B)(2).
(7) Certification required by § 151.31(C) (Elevated buildings).
(8) Certification of elevation required by § 151.34 (Subdivision standards).
(9) Certification required by § 151.31(D)(1) (Floodway encroachments).
(10) When floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure, the Flood Safety Officer shall obtain certification from a registered professional engineer or architect in accordance with subsection § 151.31(B) above.
(11) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the 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.
(12) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with § 151.07, 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 the provisions of this chapter.
(13) All records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained in the office of the Flood Safety Officer shall be open for public inspection.
(Ord. 16-2008, passed 8-5-2008)