The Village Engineer is hereby appointed to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions. The duties and responsibilities of the Village Engineer shall include but are not limited to:
(A) Permit review.
(1) Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
(2) Review all development permits to assure 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, 33 USC 1 et seq. and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344.
(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, assure that the encroachment provision of § 152.27(A) is met.
(4) Inspect all development projects before, during, and after construction to ensure proper elevation of the structure and to ensure compliance with all provisions of this chapter.
(B) Use of other base flood elevation and floodway data. Areas of special flood hazard where base flood elevation data have not been provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with § 152.07 Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard, are designated as Zone A on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map. Within these areas, the Village Engineer 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 § 152.26(F), Subdivisions and Large Developments, in order to administer § 152.26(A), Specific Standards, Residential Construction; § 152.26(B), Specific Standards, Nonresidential Construction; and § 152.27, Areas Within Floodways.
(C) Information to be obtained and maintained. Where base flood elevation data are utilized within area of special flood hazard on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map, regardless of the source of such data, the following provisions apply:
(1) 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 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 § 152.40(A)(3).
(3) Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter.
(D) Alteration of watercourses.
(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 § 152.40(A)(4) that the flood carrying capacity of the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse will not be diminished.
(3) Require that necessary maintenance will be provided for the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity will not be diminished.
(E) Interpretation of flood boundaries. 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 § 152.42, Variance Procedure.
(Ord. O-1999-04, passed 3-15-04)