(A) Designation of the Floodplain Administrator. The Town Administrator is hereby appointed the Floodplain Administrator to administer and implement the provisions of this title and other appropriate sections of 44 C.F.R. (National Flood Insurance Program Regulations) pertaining to floodplain management.
(Prior Code, § 11.04.010)
(B) Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator.
(1) The Floodplain Administrator shall, if requested, assist in the delineation of areas having special flood hazards.
(2) Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following for all areas lying partially or wholly within identified flood-prone areas:
(a) Assist, if requested, in the delineation of the limits of the areas having special flood hazards;
(b) Provide, if requested, information concerning present uses and occupancy of the floodplain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) or related erosion areas;
(c) Maintain for public inspection and furnish upon request, for the determination of applicable flood insurance risk premium rates within all areas having special flood hazards identified on a FHBM or FIRM, any certificates of floodproofing, and information on the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the level of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures, and include whether or not such structures contain a basement, and if the structure has been floodproofed, the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was floodproofed;
(d) Cooperate with federal, state and local agencies and private firms which undertake to study, survey, map and identify floodplain, mudslide (i.e. mudflow) or flood-related erosion areas, and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to same in order to prevent aggravation of existing hazards;
(e) Upon occurrence, notify the FEMA in writing whenever the boundaries of the community have been modified by annexation or the community has otherwise assumed or no longer has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations for a particular area. In order that all FHBMs and FIRMs accurately represent the community’s boundaries, include within such notification a copy of the map of the community suitable for reproduction, clearly delineating the new corporate limits or new area for which the community has assumed or relinquished floodplain management regulatory authority;
(f) Submit an annual report to FEMA concerning the community’s participation in the program, including, but not limited to the development and implementation of floodplain management measures;
(g) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this title;
(h) Review with the assistance of the Town Planning and Zoning Board permit application to determine whether proposed construction or other development, including the placement of manufactured homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding;
(i) Coordinate with the Town Planning and Zoning Board the review, approval or denial of all applications for building permits or other developments as required by adoption of this title;
(j) Review applications and plans for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies;
(k) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the Alluvial Fan Flood Overlay (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions) the Floodplain Administrator shall make the necessary interpretation; and
(l) Implement the components of FEMA’s community rating system such that the property owners can take advantage of insurance discounts.
(Prior Code, § 11.04.020)
(C) Permit procedures. Applications for a building permit or development plans for parcels wholly or partially within the Alluvial Fan Flood Overlay shall include the following additional items:
(1) Plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the location, dimensions and elevation of natural and artificial drainageways, proposed landscape alterations, existing and proposed structures; and
(2) A description of the extent to which any watercourse, abandoned channel or natural drainage will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
(Prior Code, § 11.04.030)
(D) Variance procedures. The existing process for obtaining a building permit within the boundaries of the town have been established and include a process for hearing and rendering judgment on requests for variances.
(Prior Code, § 11.04.040) (Ord. 2011-09, passed 1-1-2012)