The Borough Manager is hereby appointed to administer and enforce
this chapter and is referred to herein as the "floodplain administrator."
In the absence of a designated floodplain administrator, the floodplain
administrator duties are to be fulfilled by the Borough Engineer.
A permit shall be required before any construction or development is undertaken within the Floodplain Conservation District. In the case of a proposed hospital, nursing home, jail, prison, or manufactured home park, the permit referred to here would be the special permit of Article
VII.
A copy of all applications and plans for any proposed construction
or development in the Floodplain Conservation District to be considered
for approval shall be submitted by the floodplain administrator to
the County Conservation District for review and comment prior to the
issuance of a permit. The recommendations of the Conservation District
shall be considered by the floodplain administrator for possible incorporation
into the proposed plan.
A copy of all plans and applications for any proposed construction
or development in the Floodplain Conservation District to be considered
for approval may be submitted by the floodplain administrator to any
other appropriate agencies and/or individuals, including, but not
limited to, planning commissions or the Borough Engineer, for review
and comment.
After the issuance of a permit by the floodplain administrator,
no changes of any kind shall be made to the application, permit or
any of the plans, specifications or other documents submitted with
the application without the written consent or approval of the floodplain
administrator. Requests for any such change shall be in writing, and
shall be submitted by the applicant to floodplain administrator for
consideration.
In addition to the permit, the floodplain administrator shall
issue a placard which shall be displayed on the premises during the
time construction is in progress. This placard shall show the number
of the permit the date of its issuance and be signed by the floodplain
administrator.
Work on the proposed construction and/or development shall begin within 180 days after the date of issuance and shall be completed within 12 months after the date of issuance of the permit or the permit shall expire unless a time extension is granted, in writing, by the floodplain administrator. The term "start of construction" shall be understood as defined in §
292-8 of this chapter. Time extensions shall be granted only if a written request is submitted by the applicant, which sets forth sufficient and reasonable cause for the floodplain administrator to approve such a request and the original permit is compliant with the ordinance and FIRM/FIS in effect at the time the extension is granted.