1339.12 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY ENGINEER.

   The duties and responsibilities of the City Engineer shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

   (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 §10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and §404 of the Clean Water Act.

      (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 Section 1339.16(a) is met.

   (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 Section 1339.04 are designated as Zone A on the City's Flood Insurance Rate Map. Within these areas, the City Engineer 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 Section 1339.15(a) to (c).

   (c)   Information to Be Obtained and Maintained. Where base flood elevation data are utilized within areas of special flood hazard on the City's Flood Hazard Boundary Map or 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 whether or not such structures contain an enclosure below the lowest floor.

      (2)   For all new or substantially improved floodproofed 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 Section 1339.09(c).

      (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.

      (2)   A watercourse is considered to be altered if any change occurs within its banks.

      (3)   Require that necessary maintenance will be provided for by the applicant for the altered or relocated portion of the 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 hazards (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions). Where a map boundary and 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 Section 1339.13.
(Ord. 103-95. Passed 10-16-95.)