The duties of the Public Service Director under this chapter include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Permit Review. The Public Service Director shall:
(1) Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;
(2) Review all development permits to ensure that all necessary permits have been received from those Federal, State or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required. The applicant shall be responsible for obtaining such permits as required, including permits issued by the Department of the Army under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
(3) Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located within a designated floodway. Floodways are delineated in the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map or the Flood Insurance Rate Map of the Flood Insurance Study. Floodways may also be delineated in other sources of flood information. If the proposed development is located within a designated floodway, the Public Service Director shall ensure that the encroachment provisions of Section 1439.17(a) are met.
(b) Use of Other Base Flood Data. Areas of special flood hazard where base flood elevation data have not been provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with Section 1439.06 are designated as Zone A on the City's Flood Insurance Rate Map. Within these areas, the Public Service Director shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a Federal, State or other source, including data obtained under Section 1439.16(f), in order to administer Sections 1439.16(a) and (b) and 1439.17.
(c) Information to be Obtained and Maintained. Where base flood elevation data are utilized within areas of special flood hazard on the City's Flood Insurance Rate Map, regardless of the source of such data, the Public Service Director shall:
(1) Obtain and record the actual elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor, including the basement, of all new or substantially improved structures, and record whether or not such structures contain an enclosure below the lowest floor;
(2) For all new or substantially improved floodproofed nonresidential structures:
A. Verify and record the actual elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which the structure was floodproofed; and
B. Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in Section 1439.11(a)(3); and
(3) Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to this chapter.
(d) Alteration of Watercourses. The Public Service Director shall:
(1) Notify adjacent communities and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A watercourse is considered to be altered if any change occurs within its banks.
(2) Maintain engineering documentation required in Section 1439.11(a)(4) that the flood-carrying capacity of the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse will not be diminished; and
(3) Require that necessary maintenance will be provided for the altered or relocated portion of such watercourse, so that the flood-carrying capacity will not be diminished.
(e) Interpretation of Flood Boundaries. The Public Service Director shall make interpretations, where 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). Where a map boundary and field elevations disagree, the elevations delineated in the flood elevation profile shall prevail. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 1439.14.
(Ord. 96-002. Passed 3-25-96.)