Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Maintain Records: Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this title and those that may be necessary to document nonconforming uses. Where BFE data are utilized in zone A, obtain and maintain records of the lowest floor and floodproofing elevations for new and substantially improved construction.
B. Review Floodplain Permit Applications: Review permit applications to ensure that the proposed building site project, including the placement of manufactured homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding. Assure that the applicant has acquired all necessary permits from those federal, state or local governmental agencies including 310 permits from the Flathead County conservation district, 318 permits from the Montana department of environmental quality, and 404 permits from the U.S. army corps of engineers from which prior approval is required. It is the responsibility of the applicant to determine all other necessary permits.
C. Boundary Interpretation: Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (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.
D. Notification To Other Communities: Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the state coordinating agency, which is Montana department of natural resources and conservation prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to FEMA.
E. Maintenance Of Flood Carrying Capacity: Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained.
F. Obtain Data: When BFE data has not been provided in accordance with section 14-3-3 of this title, the floodplain administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any BFE data and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer the provisions of chapter 5 of this title.
G. Procedure When Floodway Not Designated: 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 A 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 one-half foot (0.5') at any point, or significantly increases the base flood velocity, within the community.
H. Approval Of Certain Developments: The community may approve certain development in zones A, AE, AO, on the community's FIRM which will cause an increase of more than 0.00 feet to the BFE of the floodway or more than 0.50 foot to the BFE of the regulated flood hazard area without a floodway if an alteration pursuant to section 14-3-14 of this title has been approved, the regulated flood hazard area is amended and a FEMA CLOMR where required is issued.
I. Approval Of Floodplain Development Permits: Permits shall be granted or denied by the floodplain administrator on the basis of whether the proposed establishment, development, alteration, or substantial improvement of an artificial obstruction meets the requirements of these regulations. (Ord. 15-16, 10-5-2015)