The duties and responsibilities of the Flood Plain Administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter;
(B) Ensure that all flood plain use permits are reviewed by a Certified Flood Plain Manager;
(C) Review development permit applications to determine whether proposed building site, including the placement of manufactured homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding;
(D) Review and approve, or deny all applications for development permits required by the adoption of this chapter;
(E) Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state, or local government agencies (including § 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is required;
(F) Where interpretation is 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), the Flood Plain Administrator shall make the necessary interpretation;
(G) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of the notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(H) Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained;
(I) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with § 152.07, the Flood Plain Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data and floodway data available from a federal, state, or other source in order to administer the provisions of §§ 152.40 through 152.45;
(J) When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the Flood Plain Administrator must require that no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within Zones Al-30 and AE on the community's F.I.R.M. 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 1 foot at any point within the community; and
(K) Under the provision of 44 C.F.R.. § 65.12, of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations, a community may approve certain development in Zones Al-30, AE, AH on the community's F.I.R.M. which increases the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than 1 foot, provided that the community first applies for a conditional F.I.R.M. revision through F.E.M.A. (conditional letter of map revision).
(1981 Code, § 10-23) (Ord. 641, passed 8-8-1978; Am. Ord. 907, passed 4-10-2001; Am. Ord. 960, passed 7-28-2009; Am. Ord. 971, passed 3-8-2011)