The City Inspector is hereby appointed to administer and implement this chapter, his or her duties to include, but not be limited to:
(a) Reviewing all development permits to ensure that sites are reasonably safe from flooding and that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;
(b) Reviewing permits for proposed development to ensure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those Federal, State or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required;
(c) Notifying adjacent communities and the Natural Resources Commission Flood Plain Management Section prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submitting evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration when participating in the National Flood Insurance Program;
(d) Ensuring that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of a watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished;
(e) Verifying and recording the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including the basement) of all new or substantially improved structures;
(f) Verifying and recording the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which a new or substantially improved structure has been floodproofed; and
(g) Obtaining certification from a registered professional engineer or architect when floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure.
(Ord. 1114. Passed 2-23-88.)