§ 62-4031. Administration.

The building official shall participate in the review of all development permits to ensure that the permit requirements of this article have been satisfied.

(1)

The applicable base flood elevation shall be determined for each property for each permit issued in a special flood hazard area.

(2)

Proposed development shall be reviewed to assure that all necessary permits have been received from which approval is required by federal or state law, including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1334) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended. Copies of such permits shall be provided by the applicant and maintained on file with the development permit.

(3)

Adjacent communities and the state department of economic opportunity shall be notified prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse. Evidence of such notification shall be provided to the federal emergency management agency.

(4)

Maintenance shall be provided within the altered or relocated portion of the watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is maintained.

(5)

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 building official shall make the necessary interpretation. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in section 62-4034.

(6)

In unnumbered A zones, it is the responsibility of the builder or owner to determine the required base flood elevation consistent with county requirements as determined by the building official. The building official shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a federal, state or other source, including data developed pursuant to section 62-4064(b), in order to administer the provisions of section 62-4062. The building official may require such additional technical reports, surveys, plats or other data as he shall determine necessary to substantiate that the lowest floor is a minimum of 12 inches above the 100-year base flood elevation as established on the flood insurance rate map. Decisions of the building official under this article may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of section 62-4034.

(Ord. No. 02-09C, § 3, 2-26-02; Ord. No. 2014-14, § 1, 5-1-14)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 02-09C, § 3, adopted February 26, 2002, repealed and reenacted § 62-4031 to read as herein set out. Formerly, § 62-4031 pertained to the duties of the county engineer and derived from the Code of 1979, § 14-99.