(A) The Code Enforcement Official is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Duties of the Code Enforcement Official shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Review all development permit applications to assure that sites are reasonably safe from flooding and that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;
(2) Review applications for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required;
(3) Review all subdivision proposals and other proposed new development, including manufactured home parks or subdivisions, to determine whether such proposals will be reasonably safe from flooding;
(4) Notify adjacent communities and the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(5) Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished;
(6) Verify, record and maintain record of the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures in special flood hazard areas;
(7) Verify, record and maintain record of the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which new or substantially improved structures have been floodproofed;
(8) When floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure the Code Enforcement Official shall be presented certification from a registered professional engineer or architect.
(Ord. 3779, passed 11-3-2009)