The town engineer is hereby appointed as the floodplain administrator
who is responsible for administering and implementing the provisions
of this title.
(Ord. 626, 1-14-2014)
Application for a floodplain development permit shall be made
to the floodplain administrator on forms furnished by the administrator
or the administrator's designee prior to starting development activities.
Specifically, the following information is required:
A. Application
Stage:
1. Plans
in duplicate drawn to scale with elevations of the project area and
the nature, location, dimensions of existing and proposed structures,
earthen fill placement, storage of materials or equipment and drainage
facilities.
2. Elevation
in relation to the base flood elevation or highest adjacent grade
of the lowest floor level, including crawlspaces or basement, of all
proposed structures.
3. Elevation
to which any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed.
4. Design certification from a registered professional engineer or architect that any proposed nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in Section
12-5-6B.
5. Description
of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated
as a result of a proposed development.
B. Construction
Stage:
1. For
all new construction and substantial improvements, the permit holder
shall provide to the floodplain administrator an as-built certification
of the floor elevation or floodproofing level, using appropriate FEMA
elevation or floodproofing certificate, immediately after the lowest
floor or floodproofing is completed. When floodproofing is utilized
for nonresidential structures, the certification shall be prepared
by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect
and certified by same.
2. Certificate
deficiencies identified by the floodplain administrator shall be corrected
by the permit holder immediately and prior to work proceeding. Failure
to submit certification or failure to make the corrections shall be
cause for the floodplain administrator to issue a stop-work order
for the project.
C. Technical
Review: If the community does not have the expertise to evaluate the
technical data that is part of the application, the community may
contract for an independent engineering review or require a review
by FEMA through the letter of map revision process. The applicant
will pay the costs of an independent technical review.
D. Expiration
of Floodplain Development Permit: All floodplain development permits
shall be conditional upon the commencement of work within 180 days.
A floodplain development permit shall expire 180 days after issuance
unless the permitted activity has been substantially begun and thereafter
is pursued to completion.
(Ord. 626, 1-14-2014)
Duties of the floodplain administrator shall include, but shall
not be limited to:
A. Review
all floodplain development permit applications to assure that the
permit requirements of this title have been satisfied.
B. Review
proposed development to assure that necessary permits have been received
from governmental agencies from which approval is required by federal
or state law, including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334; the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544; and State of Wyoming Stream Channel
Alteration permits; and any other state or federal permits needed
for floodplain development.
C. When base
flood elevation data or floodway data are not available, then the
Floodplain Administrator 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 the provisions of this
title.
D. When base
flood elevations or other current engineering data are not available,
the floodplain administrator shall take into account the flood hazards,
to the extent they are known, to determine whether a proposed building
site will be reasonably safe from flooding.
E. Obtain,
and record the actual elevation in relation to the vertical datum
on the effective FIRM, or highest adjacent grade, of the lowest floor
level, including basement, of all new construction or substantially
improved structures.
F. Obtain,
and record the actual elevation, in relation to the vertical datum
on the effective FIRM to which any new or substantially improved structures
have been floodproofed.
G. When floodproofing
is utilized for a structure, the floodplain administrator shall obtain
certification of design criteria from a registered professional engineer
or architect.
H. Where
interpretation is needed of the exact location of boundaries of the
areas of special flood hazard including regulatory floodway (for example,
where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and
actual field conditions) the floodplain administrator shall make the
interpretation. Any person contesting the location of the boundary
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation
as provided in this title.
I. All records
pertaining to the provisions of this title shall be maintained in
the office of the city/county clerk or his/her designee and shall
be open for public inspection.
(Ord. 626, 1-14-2014)