(a) Designation. The Building Official is designated as the Floodplain Administrator. The Floodplain Administrator may delegate performance of certain duties to other Town employees.
(b) General. The Floodplain Administrator is authorized and directed to administer and enforce the provisions of this floodplain management code. The Floodplain Administrator has the authority to render interpretations of this floodplain management code consistent with the intent and purpose of this floodplain management code and may establish policies and procedures in order to clarify the application of its provisions. Such interpretations, policies, and procedures shall not have the effect of waiving requirements specifically provided in this floodplain management code without the granting of a variance pursuant to §§ 4A-198 through 4A-205 of this code.
(c) Applications and permits. The Floodplain Administrator, in coordination with other pertinent offices of the community, will:
(1) Review applications and plans to determine whether proposed new development will be located in flood hazard areas;
(2) Review applications for modification of any existing development in flood hazard areas for compliance with the requirements of this floodplain management code;
(3) Interpret flood hazard area boundaries where such interpretation is necessary to determine the exact location of boundaries; a person contesting the determination shall have the opportunity to appeal the interpretation;
(4) Provide available flood elevation and flood hazard information;
(5) Determine whether additional flood hazard data will be obtained from other sources or will be developed by an applicant;
(6) Review applications to determine whether proposed development will be reasonably safe from flooding;
(7) Issue floodplain development permits or approvals for development other than buildings and structures that are subject to the Florida Building Code, including buildings, structures and facilities exempt from the Florida Building Code, when compliance with this floodplain management code is demonstrated, or disapprove the same in the event of noncompliance; and
(8) Coordinate with and provide comments to the Building Official to assure that applications, plan reviews, and inspections for buildings and structures in flood hazard areas comply with the applicable provisions of this floodplain management code.
(Ord. 2014-01, adopted 2-19-14; Am. Ord. 2017-05, adopted 12-20-17)