The duties of the Director of Inspections under this chapter include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Permit Review. The Director shall:
(1) Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;
(2) Review all development permits to ensure that all necessary permits have been received from those Federal, State or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required.
(3) Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located within a designated floodway. Floodways are delineated in the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map of the Flood Insurance Study. If the proposed development is located within a designated floodway, the Director shall ensure that the encroachment provisions of Section 1464.17 are met.
(b) Use of Other Base Flood Data. When base flood elevation data have not been provided by the Federal Insurance Administration in accordance with Section 1464.06, the City Engineer shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a Federal, State or other source in order to administer Section 1464.16(a) and (b).
(c) Information to be Obtained and Maintained. The Director shall:
(1) Obtain and record the actual elevation, U.S.G.S. Datum, of the lowest floor, including the basement, of all new or substantially improved structures, and state whether or not such structures contain a basement;
(2) For all new or substantially improved floodproofed structures:
A. Verify and record the actual elevation, U.S.G.S. Datum, to which the structure was floodproofed; and
B. Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in Section 1464.11(c); and
(3) Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to this chapter.
(d) Alteration of Watercourses. The Director shall:
(1) Notify adjacent communities and the County Drain Commissioner, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration; and
(2) Notify the County Drain Commissioner and require that other owners of drains or watercourses maintain the altered or relocated portion of such watercourse, so that the flood carrying capacity will not be diminished.
(e) Interpretation of Flood Boundaries. The Director shall make interpretations, where needed, as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 1464.14.
(Ord. 275. Passed 8-30-78.)