[Amended 2-4-1988 by Ord. No. 88-2]
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in §
199-8. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Township Engineer and may include but not be limited to plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:
A. Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest
floor, including basement, of all structures.
B. Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which
any structure has been floodproofed.
C. Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in §
199-18B.
D. Description of the extent to which any watercourse
will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
The Township Engineer is hereby appointed to
administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development
permits in accordance with its provisions.
Duties of the Township Engineer shall include
but not be limited to:
A. Permit application review. The Township Engineer shall:
(1) Review all development permit applications to determine
that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
(2) Review all development permit applications to determine
that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal,
state or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is
required.
(3) Review all development permit applications to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway, and, if located in the floodway, ensure that the encroachment provisions of §
199-19A are met.
B. Use of other base flood data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with §
199-8, the Township Engineer 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 §
199-18A and
B.
[Amended 3-5-1987 by Ord. No. 87-11]
C. Information to be obtained and maintained. The Township
Engineer shall:
(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 structure contains a basement.
(2) For all new or substantially improved floodproofed
structures:
(a)
Verify and record the actual elevation in relation
to mean sea level.
(b)
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in §
199-13C.
(3) Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining
to the provisions of this chapter.
D. Alteration of watercourses. The Township Engineer
shall:
(1) Notify adjacent communities and the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, Dam Safety and Flood Control Section and Land Use Regulation
Program, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and
submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration.
[Amended 9-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06A]
(2) Require that maintenance be provided within the altered
or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying
capacity is not diminished.
E. Interpretation of firm boundaries. The Township Engineer shall make interpretations, where 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 person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in §
199-16.