The Town Planner is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this chapter.
Application for a flood zone permit shall be made to the Town Planner on forms furnished by him or her prior to any development activities and may include but not be limited to the following plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question and existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:
A. 
Application stage.
(1) 
Elevations and statements.
(a) 
Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the proposed lowest floor (including basement) of all structures [§ 88-18A(1)].
(b) 
Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed [§ 88-18A(2)].
(c) 
Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
(d) 
A statement as to whether or not the proposed alterations to an existing structure meets the criteria of the "substantial improvement" definition in § 88-5.
(e) 
A statement as to whether there will be dry access to the structure during the one-hundred-year storm event.
(2) 
Where applicable, the following certification by a registered engineer or architect are required and must be provided to the Town Planner. The design and methods of construction must be certified to be in accordance with accepted standards of practice and with the provisions of § 88-18.
(a) 
Nonresidential floodproofing must meet the provisions of § 88-18A(2).
(b) 
Enclosed areas below the base flood elevation. If the minimum design criteria in § 88-18B(1) through (3) is not used, then the design and construction methods must be certified as explained in § 88-18B.
(c) 
No increase in floodway heights may be allowed. Any development in a floodway must meet the provisions of § 88-18C.
B. 
Construction stage. Upon completion of the applicable portion of construction, the applicant shall provide verification to the Town Planner of the following as is applicable:
(1) 
Lowest floor elevation. The elevation to be verified for:
(a) 
A structure in a numbered A Zone is the top of the lowest floor, including basement [§ 88-18A(1)].
(b) 
A structure which has been floodproofed and the elevation to which the floodproofing is effective [§ 88-18A(2)].
(2) 
Deficiencies detected by the review of the above listed shall be corrected by the permit holder immediately and prior to further progressive work being permitted to proceed. Failure to submit the survey or failure to make said corrections required hereby shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project.
A. 
Duties of the Town Planner shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) 
Review all permit applications to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding.
(2) 
Review all development permits to assure that the permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
(3) 
Advise the permittee that additional federal or state permits may be required and, if specific federal or state permit requirements are known, require that copies of such permits be provided and maintained on file with the development permit. Possible permits include, but are not limited to, Coastal Area Management Permit, Water Diversion, Dam Safety, Corps of Engineers 404.
(4) 
Notify the regional planning agency and the affected municipality at least 35 days prior to the public hearing if any change or regulation or use of a flood zone will affect an area within 500 feet of another municipality.
(5) 
Notify adjacent communities and the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Resources Unit, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(6) 
Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the floodcarrying capacity is not diminished.
(7) 
Record the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures, in accordance with § 88-18A(1).
(8) 
Record the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the new or substantially improved structures have been floodproofed, in accordance with § 88-18A(2).
B. 
When floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure, the Town Planner shall obtain certification from a registered professional engineer or architect, in accordance with § 88-18A(2).
C. 
Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of 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 Town Planner 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 this chapter.
D. 
When base flood elevation data or floodway data have not been provided in accordance with § 88-7, then the Town Planner 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 the provisions of Article IV.
E. 
All records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained in the office of the Town Planner.