The Floodplain Administrator, in coordination with other pertinent offices of the community, shall:
A. Review all permit applications and plans to determine whether proposed development is located in flood hazard areas.
B. Review all applications and plans for development in flood hazard areas for compliance with this chapter.
C. Review, in coordination with the Building Official, required design certifications and documentation of elevations specified by the building code to determine that such certifications and documentations are complete.
D. Review applications and plans for modification of any existing development in flood hazard areas for compliance with this chapter.
E. Require development in flood hazard areas to be reasonably safe from flooding and to be designed and constructed with methods, practices and materials that minimize flood damage.
F. Interpret flood hazard area boundaries and provide available flood elevation and flood hazard information.
G. Determine whether additional flood hazard data shall be obtained from other sources or developed by the applicant.
H. Complete the appropriate section of the Department of Housing and Community Development Floodplain Ordinance Compliance Certification for Manufactured Home/Mobile Home Installations when submitted by applicants.
I. Review requests submitted to the Building Official seeking approval to modify the strict application of the flood load and flood resistant construction requirements of the building code, to determine whether such requests require consideration as a variance pursuant to Article 107 of this chapter.
J. Coordinate with the Building Official and others to identify and investigate damaged buildings located in flood hazard areas and inform owners of the requirement to obtain permits for repairs.
K. Require applicants who submit hydrologic and hydraulic engineering analyses to support permit applications to submit to FEMA the data and information necessary to maintain the Flood Insurance Rate Maps when the analyses indicate changes in base flood elevations, flood hazard area boundaries, or floodway designations; such submissions shall be made within six (6) months of such data becoming available.
L. Require applicants who propose alteration of a watercourse to notify adjacent communities and the NFIP State Coordinating Agency, and to submit copies of such notifications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
M. Inspect development in accordance with Article 106 of this chapter and inspect flood hazard areas to determine when development is undertaken without issuance of permits.
N. Prepare comments and recommendations for consideration when applicants seek variances for development other than buildings in accordance with Article 107 of this chapter.
O. Cite violations in accordance with Article 108 of this chapter.
P. Notify FEMA when the corporate boundaries of the City of San Bernardino have been modified and provide a map and legal description of the changes in the corporate boundaries.
(Ord. MC-1622, 1-17-24)