Duties of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(A) Review all proposed development to determine whether it will be located in areas of special flood hazard or other flood-prone areas;
(B) Review applications for new development or modifications of any existing development in areas of special flood hazard for compliance with the requirements of this chapter;
(C) Interpret flood hazard area boundaries, provide available flood hazard information, and provide base flood elevations, where they exist;
(D) Review proposed development to ensure that necessary permits have been received from governmental agencies from which approval is required by federal or state law. Copies of such permits shall be maintained on file;
(E) Review all development permit applications to determine if proposed development is located in the regulatory floodway, and if so, ensure that the encroachment standards of § 151.046 are met;
(F) When base flood elevation data or floodway data have not been established in § 151.007, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other authoritative source in order to administer the provisions of this chapter;
(G) When base flood elevations are not available from an authoritative source, the Floodplain Administrator shall require base flood elevations to be developed in accordance with § 151.045(D) of this chapter or take into account the flood hazards, to the extent they are known, to determine whether a proposed building site or subdivision will be reasonably safe from flooding;
(H) Where a determination is needed of the exact location of boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard including regulatory floodway (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions) the Floodplain Administrator shall make the determination. Any person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the determination;
(I) Issue floodplain development permits when the provisions of this chapter have been met, or deny the same in the event of noncompliance;
(J) Coordinate with the Building Official to ensure that applications for building permits comply with the requirements of this chapter;
(K) Obtain, verify and record the actual elevation in relation to the vertical datum used on the effective FIRM, or in relation to the highest adjacent grade where no base flood elevation is available, of the lowest floor level, including basement, of all new construction or substantially improved buildings and structures, including manufactured dwellings;
(L) Obtain, verify and record the actual elevation of finished construction, in relation to the vertical datum used on the effective FIRM, or highest adjacent grade where no base flood elevation is available, to which any new or substantially improved non-residential buildings or structures have been flood-proofed. When flood-proofing is utilized for a non-residential structure, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain certification of elevation to which the structure was flood-proofed from a registered professional engineer or architect;
(M) Ensure that all records and certifications pertaining to the provisions of this chapter are permanently maintained at City Hall and available for public inspection;
(N) Make periodic inspections of areas of special flood hazard to establish that development activities are being performed in compliance with this chapter, and to verify that existing buildings and structures maintain compliance with this chapter;
(O) Inspect areas where buildings and structures in areas of special flood hazard have been damaged, regardless of the cause of damage, and notify owners that permits may be required prior to repair, rehabilitation, demolition, relocation, or reconstruc-tion of the building or structure; and
(P) Make substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations for all structures located in areas of special flood hazard in accordance with § 151.028.
(Ord. 259, passed 3-17-2011; Ord. 286, passed 12-7-2017)