(A) Designation of the Floodplain Administrator. The City Administrator shall appoint a Floodplain Administrator to administer and enforce the relevant provisions of this Zoning Ordinance and other appropriate sections of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 44, Emergency Management and Assistance, pertaining to floodplain management.
(B) Powers and duties.
(1) Review all floodplain development permit applications to ensure that the provisions of this subchapter will be satisfied;
(2) Review all floodplain development permit applications to ensure that all necessary permits have been obtained from federal, state, or local governmental agencies;
(3) Notify adjacent communities and/or counties and the state’s Department of Natural Resources prior to any proposed alteration or relocation of a watercourse;
(4) Keep a record of all permits, appeals and such other transactions and correspondence pertaining to the administration of floodplain management provision within this Zoning Ordinance;
(5) Review subdivision proposals to ensure such proposals are consistent with the purpose of this chapter and advise the City Council of potential conflicts;
(6) Shall require that no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) be permitted within zones A1-30 and AE on the community’s flood insurance rate map (FIRM), when a regulatory floodway has not been designated unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the community; and
(7) May, under the provisions of CFR Title 44, Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations, approve certain development in zones A1-30, AE, AH, on the city's FIRM which increases the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than one foot, provided that the city first completes all of the provisions required by Section 65.12.
(Ord. 15039, passed 4-11-2022)