Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter;
(B) Review permit application to determine whether proposed building site, including the placement of manufactured homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding;
(C) Review, approve or deny all applications for development permits required by adoption of this chapter;
(D) Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies (including the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., which requires a “Section 404 permit,” under 33 U.S.C. § 1344) from which prior approval is required.
(E) Where interpretation is 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 Floodplain Administrator shall make the necessary interpretation;
(F) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the state coordinating agency, the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of the notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(G) Assure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained;
(H) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with § 153.031, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer the provisions of §§ 153.065 et seq.;
(I) When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the Floodplain Administrator must require that no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within Zones Al-30 and AE on the community's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than 1 foot at any point within the community; and
(J) Under the provisions of 44 C.F.R. Ch. 1, § 65.12, of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations, a community may approve certain development in Zones A1-30, AE and AH on the community's FIRM that increases the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than 1 foot, provided it first applies for a conditional FIRM revision through FEMA.
(Ord. 87-1, passed 3-23-1987; Am. Ord. passed 5-20-1991; Am. Ord. 2010-02, passed 8-18-2010)