A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in §
175-7. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Borough 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 §
175-17B; and
D. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered
or relocated as a result of proposed development.
The Borough Engineer is hereby appointed to administer and implement
this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications
in accordance with its provisions.
Duties of the Borough Engineer shall include, but not be limited
to:
A. Permit review. The Borough Engineer shall:
(1) Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements
of this chapter have been satisfied.
(2) Review all development permits 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 permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway and assure that the encroachment provisions of §
175-18A are met.
B. Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with §
175-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the Borough 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 §
175-17, Specific standards, Subsections
A, Residential construction, and B, Nonresidential construction.
C. Information to be obtained and maintained. The Borough Engineer shall:
(1) Obtain and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level)
of the lowest 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); and
(b)
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in §
175-12C.
(3) Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions
of this chapter.
D. Alteration of watercourses. The Borough Engineer shall:
(1) Notify adjacent communities and the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, Dam Safety and Flood Control Section, and the Land
Use Regulation Program prior to any alteration or relocation of a
watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal
Insurance Administration.
(2) Require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated
portion of said watercourse so the flood-carrying capacity is not
diminished.
E. Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. The Borough 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 §
175-15.
F. The Borough Engineer shall not approve any development permit required by this chapter unless and until it is satisfied that the requirements of Article
V have been met.