16.36.210 Designated official – Duties and responsibilities.
The duties of the designated official shall include, but not be limited to:
A. Permit Review.
1. The designated official shall review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;
2. The applicant shall obtain and comply with conditions of all necessary Federal, State, and local permits, and incorporate those conditions into all applicable development permits and the flood hazard permit;
3. The site is reasonably safe from flooding;
4. The proposed development is not located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, assure the encroachment provisions of IMC 16.36.140(A) are met;
5. Notify FEMA when annexations occur in the special flood hazard area;
6. Notify FEMA when changes to the special flood hazard area occur. Notification should occur as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days after the date such information becomes available.
B. Use of Other Base Flood Data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with IMC 16.36.040, the designated official 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 IMC 16.36.130, 16.36.140 and 16.36.145. Sources of other base flood elevation and floodway data include, but are not limited to, draft work maps prepared for flood insurance study updates, preliminary flood insurance rate maps, and site-specific floodplain studies conducted by a licensed professional engineer. If available flood information provides sufficient evidence that the base flood elevations shown on the flood insurance rate maps are not accurate, or if the development site area is not within the mapped coverage of the flood insurance rate maps and flood hazards exist at the site due to proximity to a stream or evidence of past flooding, a development proposal may be required to submit a floodplain hydraulic analysis based on available flood and site information in order for the designated official to administer IMC 16.36.130, 16.36.140 and 16.36.145.
C. Information to Be Obtained and Maintained.
1. Where base flood elevation data is provided through the Flood Insurance Study, flood insurance rate map, or as required through subsection B of this section, obtain and maintain all elevation certificates and record the actual (as-built) elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) for all new and substantially improved structures and whether they have a basement, to ensure completeness and accuracy, and file with property’s building records. Elevation data shall be provided in both the FEMA datum shown on the effective flood insurance rate map and the City datum (NAVD 88).
2. For all new or substantially improved floodproofed nonresidential structures, obtain and maintain all floodproofing certificates for nonresidential structures, to ensure completeness and accuracy, and maintain a file with property’s building records. Elevation data shall be provided in both the FEMA datum shown on the effective flood insurance rate map and the City datum (NAVD 88).
3. Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter.
4. Certification required by IMC 16.36.140(A).
5. Records of all variance actions, including justification for their issuance.
6. Improvement and damage calculations. (Ord. 2915 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 2775 § 1 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 2420 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2030 § 6, 1994; Ord. 1844 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1465 § 4(D), 1981).