15.20.050 Duties and responsibilities of the program Manager.
A. The program Manager shall administer, implement and enforce the rules and regulations, intent and purposes of this chapter, which shall include the preparation and approval of appropriate forms and applications, and information and materials necessary to carry out the same.
B. The PA or his duly designated assistant shall review and consider, and in appropriate instances, approve all applications for development permit as herein provided.
C. The PA shall review all development permit applications to determine that the requirements and provisions of this chapter have been duly satisfied. Such review shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Determine that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local government agencies from which prior approval is required;
2. Determine if the proposed development adversely affects the flood carrying capacity of the area of special flood hazard. (For the purposes of this chapter, “adversely affects” means damage to adjacent properties because of rises in flood stages attributed to physical changes of the channel and the adjacent overbank areas).
a. If by such review, the PA shall determine that there is no adverse affect or no adverse affect of consequence as addressed by this chapter, then a development permit may be granted consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
b. If the PA determines that there is an adverse affect, of a material nature, then flood damage mitigation measures shall be made a condition of the permit.
D. The PA shall obtain and maintain as a requirement of this chapter, the following information:
1. Obtain and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest habitable floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
2. For all new or substantially improved flood-proofed structures (a) obtain and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure has been flood-proofed, (b) maintain the flood-proofing certifications required in Section 15.20.060(B)(2);
3. Maintain for public inspection all the records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter.
E. The PA shall notify adjacent communities (and the state coordinating agency, if any) prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration.
F. The PA shall require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished.
G. The PA shall, where needed, make interpretations 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 map, boundary and actual field conditions). (Ord. 1-1981 § 8, 1981.)