The Building Inspector of the Town of Williamson
is hereby appointed local administrator to administer and implement
this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications
in accordance with its provisions.
A development permit shall be obtained before the start of construction or any other development within the area of special flood hazard as established in §
92-6. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the local administrator and may include but not be limited to plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale and 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.
The following information is required where
applicable:
A. The elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the
proposed lowest floor, including basement or cellar, of all structures.
B. The elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which
any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed.
C. When required, a certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that the utility floodproofing will meet the criteria in §
92-25A.
D. A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in §
92-28.
E. A description of the extent to which any watercourse
will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
Upon placement of the lowest floor or floodproofing
by whatever means, it shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit
to the local administrator a certificate of the elevation of the lowest
floor or floodproofed elevation in relation to mean sea level. The
elevation certificate shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision
of a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer and certified
by the same. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular building,
the floodproofing certificate shall be prepared by or under the direct
supervision of a licensed professional engineer or architect and certified
by the same. Any further work undertaken prior to submission and approval
of the certification shall be at the permit holder's risk. The local
administrator shall review all data submitted. Deficiencies detected
shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project unless immediately
corrected.
The local administrator shall:
A. Review all development permit applications to determine
that the requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
B. 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.
C. Review all development permit applications to determine
if the proposed development adversely affects the area of special
flood hazard. For the purposes of this chapter, "adversely affects"
means physical damage to adjacent properties. An engineering study
may be required of the applicant for this purpose.
(1) If there is no adverse effect, then the permit shall
be granted consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) If there is an adverse effect then flood damage mitigation
measures shall be made a condition of the permit.
D. Review all development permits for compliance with the provisions of §
92-27, Encroachments.
When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with §
92-6, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the local administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, including data developed pursuant to §
92-26D, in order to administer §
92-28, Specific standards, and §
92-32, Floodways.
The local administrator shall:
A. Obtain and record the actual elevation, in relation
to mean sea level, of the lowest floor, including basement or cellar,
of all new or substantially improved structures and whether or not
the structure contains a basement or cellar.
B. For all new or substantially improved floodproofed
structures:
(1) Obtain and record the actual elevation, in relation
to mean sea level, to which the structure has been floodproofed.
(2) Maintain to floodproofing certifications required in Article
IV.
C. Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining
to the provisions of this chapter, including variances, when granted,
and certificates of compliance.
The local administrator shall:
A. Notify adjacent communities and the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation prior to any alteration or
relocated of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification
to the Regional Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region
II, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278.
B. Require that maintenance is provided within the altered
or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying
capacity is not diminished.
The local administrator and/or the developer's
engineer or architect shall make periodic inspections at appropriate
times throughout the period of construction in order to monitor compliance
with permit conditions and enable said inspector to certify that the
development is in compliance with the requirements of either the development
permit or the approved variance.