A. Appointment: The city administrator is hereby appointed to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions. The city administrator may authorize a designee to implement this chapter or any portion thereof.
B. Duties And Responsibilities: Duties of the local administrator shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Permit Review:
a. Review all development permits to determine that permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
b. Review all development permits to determine all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state, or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required.
c. Review all development permits to determine if proposed development is located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, assure that encroachment provisions of subsection 10-4-10A of this chapter are met.
d. The site is reasonably safe from flooding.
e. Notify FEMA when annexations occur in the Special Flood Hazard Area.
2. Use Of Other Base Flood Data (In A And V Zones): When base flood elevation data has not been provided (A and V zones) in accordance with section 10-4-4 of this chapter, the local administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer sections 10-4-8 and 10-4-10 of this chapter.
3. Information To Be Obtained And Maintained:
a. Where base flood elevation data is provided through the flood insurance study, FIRM, or required as in subsection B2 of this section, obtain and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures, and whether or not the structure contains a basement.
b. For all new or substantially improved floodproofed structures where base flood elevation data is provided through the flood insurance study, FIRM, or as required in subsection B2 of this section:
(1) Obtain and record the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was floodproofed; and
(2) Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in subsection 10-4-6B3 of this chapter.
c. Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to provisions of this chapter.
d. Certification required by subsection 10-4-10A, floodway encroachments.
e. Records of all variance actions, including justification for their issuance.
f. Improvement and damage calculations.
C. Alteration Of Watercourses:
1. Notify adjacent communities and the department of ecology prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the federal insurance administration.
2. Require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished.
D. Interpretation Of FIRM Boundaries: Make interpretations where needed, as to 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 person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in subsections 10-4-14A and B of this chapter. (Ord. 847, 8-17-2009; amd. Ord. 1016, 6-5-2023)