A. Each application for subdivision approval shall be submitted to the city planner and applications for building and site development permits shall be submitted to the building official. Respectively, said officials shall be responsible to:
1. Verify if the location of the proposed development or construction site or any portion thereof is situated within an SFHA as defined on the flood insurance rate map(s) as it may be amended and except where such site is located in zone A where base flow elevation data is not available or required by this chapter. (Applicants not otherwise aware of such placement should be notified of the potential application of this chapter);
2. Determine that the reviews and approvals required by this chapter have been obtained to satisfy its requirements;
3. Maintain for public inspection the following records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter:
a. The actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level elevation) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures, and specifying whether or not the structure includes a basement,
b. For all new or substantially improved floodproofed structures, verification and record of the actual elevation of the lowest floor (in relation to mean sea level elevation) and the floodproofing certification required in provisions of this chapter.
B. The city planner and/or building official in the administration of this chapter shall rely on the expertise of the city floodplain administrator for technical evaluation for:
1. Identification of drainways, designated water passage areas or regulated floodways;
2. Obtain, review and utilize reliable base flood elevation data which may be or become available for assistance in administering these regulations;
3. At the request of the building official or city planner, review applications for permits within the floodplain hazard area;
4. Review, as provided below, any requests by said officials or others for interpretation of the boundaries of the floodplain hazard area where conflicts appear between the mapped boundaries and actual field conditions;
5. Review and process, as provided below, requests for amendments to the flood insurance rate map;
6. Maintain one copy of the official flood insurance rate map (FIRM) as amended;
7. Notify periodically the Utah state division of water rights, FEMA and any affected adjacent communities of alterations or relocation of any watercourse or drainway which results from permitted development when in the opinion of the city floodplain administrator the alterations or relocations are substantial in nature or effect. (Ord. 50-09 § 1, 2009)