The Director of Planning is hereby appointed local administrator
to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying floodplain
development permits in accordance with its provisions.
The applicant shall provide the following information as appropriate.
Additional information may be required on the permit application form.
A. The proposed elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest
floor (including basement or cellar) of any new or substantially improved
structure to be located in Zone A1-A30, AE or AH, or Zone A if base
flood elevation data are available. Upon completion of the lowest
floor, the permittee shall submit to the local administrator the as-built
elevation, certified by a licensed professional engineer or surveyor
B. The proposed elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the bottom
of the lowest structural member of the lowest floor (excluding pilings
and columns) of any new or substantially improved structure to be
located in Zone V1-V30 or VE, or Zone V if base flood elevation data
are available. Upon completion of the lowest floor, the permittee
shall submit to the local administrator the as-built elevation, certified
by a licensed professional engineer or surveyor.
C. The proposed elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any
new or substantially improved nonresidential structure will be floodproofed.
Upon completion of the floodproofed portion of the structure, the
permittee shall submit to the local administrator the as-built floodproofed
elevation, certified by a professional engineer or surveyor.
D. A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any utility flood-proofing will meet the criteria in §
168-23C, Utilities.
E. A certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in §
168-26, Nonresidential structures (except coastal high-hazard areas).
F. A description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development. Computations by a licensed professional engineer must be submitted that demonstrate that the altered or relocated segment will provide equal or greater conveyance than the original stream segment. The applicant must submit any maps, computations or other material required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to revise the documents enumerated in §
168-6, when notified by the local administrator, and must pay any fees or other costs assessed by FEMA for this purpose. The applicant must also provide assurances that the conveyance capacity of the altered or relocated stream segment will be maintained.
G. A technical analysis, by a licensed professional engineer, if required
by the local administrator, which shows whether proposed development
to be located in an area of special flood hazard may result in physical
damage to any other property.
H. In Zone A, when no base flood elevation data are available from other
sources, base flood elevation data shall be provided by the permit
applicant for subdivision proposals and other proposed developments
(including proposals for manufactured home and recreational vehicle
parks and subdivisions) that are greater than either 50 lots or five
acres.
I. In Zones V1-V30 and VE, and also Zone V if base flood elevation are
available, or in an area of moderate wave action, designs and specifications,
certified by a licensed professional engineer or architect, for any
breakaway walls in a proposed structure with design strengths in excess
of 20 pounds per square foot.
J. In Zones V1-V30 and VE, and also Zone V if base flood elevation are
available, or in an area of moderate wave action, for all new and
substantial improvements to structures, floodplain development permit
applications shall be accompanied by design plans and specifications,
prepared in sufficient detail to enable independent review of the
foundation support and connection components. Said plans and specifications
shall be developed or reviewed by a licensed professional engineer
or architect, and shall be accompanied by a statement, bearing the
signature of the architect or engineer, certifying that the design
and methods of construction to be used are in accordance with accepted
standards of practice and with all applicable provisions of this chapter.
Duties of the local administrator shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
A. Permit application review. The local administrator shall conduct
the following permit application review before issuing a floodplain
development permit:
(1) Review all applications for completeness, particularly with the requirements of §
168-13, Application for permit, and for compliance with the provisions and standards of this chapter.
(2) Review subdivision and other proposed new development, including manufactured home parks, to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is located in an area of special flood hazard, all new construction and substantial improvements shall meet the applicable standards of Article
V, Construction Standards, and, in particular, §
168-22B, Subdivision proposals.
(3) Determine whether any proposed development in an area of special flood hazard may result in physical damage to any other property (e.g., stream bank erosion and increased flood velocities). The local administrator may require the applicant to submit additional technical analyses and data necessary to complete the determination. If the proposed development may result in physical damage to any other property or fails to meet the requirements of Article
V, Construction Standards, no permit shall be issued. The applicant may revise the application to include measures that mitigate or eliminate the adverse effects and resubmit the application.
(4) Determine that all necessary permits have been received from those
governmental agencies from which approval is required by state or
federal law.
The local administrator shall:
A. Notify to adjacent communities and the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation prior to permitting any alteration or
relocation of a watercourse, and submittal of evidence of such notification
to the Regional Director, Region II, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
B. Determine that the permit holder has provided for maintenance 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, if requested,
that the development is in compliance with the requirements of the
floodplain development permit and/or any variance provisions.
The local administrator shall retain and make available for
inspection copies of the following:
A. Floodplain development permits and certificates of compliance;
B. Certifications of as-built lowest floor elevations of structures, required pursuant to §
168-17A and
B, and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
C. Floodproofing certificates required pursuant to §
168-17A, and whether or not the structures contain a basement;
D. Variances issued pursuant to Article
VI, Variance Procedures; and
E. Notices required under §
168-16, Alteration of watercourses.