(A) Designation of the local Floodplain Administrator. The City Engineer is hereby appointed to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
(B) Duties and responsibilities of the local Floodplain Administrator. Duties of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Permit review:
(a) Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;
(b) Review all development permits to determine that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state, or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required; and
(c) Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, assure that the encroachment provisions of § 152.43 are met.
(2) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in A Zones in accordance with § 152.07, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state, or other source in order to administer §§ 152.41 and 152.43;
(3) Information shall be obtained and maintained:
(a) Where base flood elevation data is provided through the Flood Insurance Study, FIRM, or required as in this section, obtain and record the actual (as-built) elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially-improved structures, and whether or not the structure contains a basement. Recorded on a current elevation certificate (FF 81-31) available through FEMA, with section B completed by the city; and
(b) For all new or substantially-improved floodproofed, nonresidential structures where base flood elevation data is provided through the FIS, FIRM, or as required in division (B)(2) above:
1. Obtain and record the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was floodproofed;
2. Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in § 152.25(B)(3); and
3. Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Alteration of watercourses:
(a) Notify adjacent communities and the State Department of Water Resources prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration; and
(b) Require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished.
(Prior Code, § 14-1-4) (Ord. 2015-02, passed 6-10-2015)
Statutory reference:
Designation of Floodplain Administrator, see 44 C.F.R. § 59.22
Elevation, see 44 C.F.R. § 60.3(b)(5)
Information retention and maintenance, see 44 C.F.R. § 60.3(B)(5)(i), 44 C.F.R. § 60.3(b)(5)(iii)
Review of development permits, see 44 C.F.R. § 60.3(a)(2)
Use of base flood data, see 44 C.F.R. § 60.3(B)(4)
Watercourse alteration, see 44 C.F.R. § 60.3(b)(6)