(A) (1) The Public Works Director or his or her designee is the Floodplain Administrator for the city.
(2) The Planning Commission is hereby appointed as Floodplain Review Authority to administer and implement this subchapter by granting or denying development permit applications where a development proposal is located within the area of special flood hazard.
(3) Floodplain development permits requiring a Type III review procedure shall be subject to the public notice requirements and public hearing requirements of this subchapter.
(B) City staff shall review development permit applications where a development proposal is located fully outside of the area of special flood hazard.
(C) The duties of the review authority shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Permit review - Type I review required.
(a) Review all development permits to ensure that no part of the proposed development is within the area of special flood hazard; and
(b) Maintain a copy of the development permit site plan clearly showing the proposed development fully outside of the area of special flood hazard.
(2) Permit review - Type III review required.
(a) Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied, specifically § 155.345 of this chapter;
(b) Review all development permits to determine that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required; and
(c) Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, assure that the encroachment provisions of § 155.346(E) of this chapter are met.
(3) Use of other base flood data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided (A and V Zones) in accordance with § 155.333 of this chapter, the Planning Commission shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from federal, state or other sources, in order to administer § 155.346 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 16.065.015) (Ord. 432, passed 10-17-2016; Ord. 445, passed 5-15-2017; Ord. 454, passed 10-1-2018)