The Franconia Township Planning and Zoning Coordinator/Zoning
Officer is hereby appointed to administer and enforce this chapter
and is referred to herein as the "floodplain administrator."
A permit shall be required before any construction or development is undertaken within the Floodplain Conservation District and may be issued in the form of a condition of plan approval that is clarified in writing that it serves as a floodplain permit. 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 any 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 any Floodplain Conservation District to be considered
for approval may be submitted by the floodplain administrator to any
other appropriate agencies and/or individuals (e.g., Planning Commission,
Municipal Engineer, etc.) 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 the 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 and the date of its issuance and be signed by the floodplain
administrator.
No stream, vacant land or building shall be occupied or used
until a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Code Enforcement
Officer. The Code Enforcement Officer shall request the applicant
to submit a certification by a registered professional engineer or
land surveyor that the finished fill and building floor elevations,
floodproofing measures or other flood-protection factors were accomplished
in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The Code Enforcement
Officer shall, within 10 days after receipt of such certification
from the applicant, issue a certificate of compliance only if the
building or premises and the proposed use thereof conform with all
the requirements of this chapter.