The director shall act as the Floodplain Adminsitrator for purposes of administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article. Duties of the director shall include, without limitation, the following:
A. Granting or denying floodplain development permits in accordance with section 8.7.206 of this article.
B. Review Of Building And Site Development Permits: The Director shall review all building, location and site disturbance permits associated with floodplain development to determine whether:
1. The applicable requirements of this article have been satisfied;
2. All necessary permits have been obtained from the federal, state, and local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required; and
3. The proposed floodplain development is located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, the director shall ensure that the proposed floodplain development is allowed under, and complies with, the provisions of section 8.7.202 of this article.
C. Information To Be Obtained And Maintained: For all floodplain development, the director shall:
1. Prevent encroachments into floodways and special flood hazard areas unless the applicable certification and flood hazard reduction provisions of this article have been met;
2. Require fully completed construction drawings, building under construction, and finished construction elevation certificates, whenever applicable;
3. Obtain actual elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest flood (including basement) and all attendant utilities of all new and substantially improved structures whenever required under the provisions of this article.
4. Maintain fully completed finished construction elevation certificates; and
5. Maintain all records pertaining to the provisions of this article for public inspection.
D. Interpretation And Use Of Other Data: The director shall make interpretations, where needed, as to exact location of the boundaries of special flood hazard areas and floodways (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions), and shall consider any information provided by FEMA or other authoritative sources. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal any such interpretations in accordance with chapter 8, article 8.5 of this title. (Ord. 493, 6-9-2016; amd. Ord. 545, 10-3-2019)