A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins, including placement of manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in § 75-7. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Construction Official 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. The development permit application shall include plans prepared in accordance with the site plan requirements as established in Chapter 137, Subdivision and Site Plan Review, together with any other reasonable information deemed necessary by the reviewing authority, including but not limited to:
A.
Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor (including
basement) of all structures.
B.
The 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 § 75-16B.
D.
Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered
or relocated as a result of proposed development.
The Construction Official is hereby appointed to administer
and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit
applications in accordance with its provisions.
The duties and responsibilities of the Construction Official
shall include but not be limited to:
A.
Permit review. The Construction Official 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 and 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, assure that the encroachment provisions
of § 75-16D(1)$TKSLLDIR/images/XX0000/ 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 § 75-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the Construction Official 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 § 75-16A, Specific standards: residential construction, and § 75-16B, Specific standards: nonresidential construction.
C.
Information to be obtained and maintained. The Construction Official
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.
(3)
Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions
of this chapter.
D.
Alteration of watercourses. The Construction Official 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 that the flood-carrying capacity is
not diminished.
E.
Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. The Construction Official shall:
[Amended 12-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-09]
(1)
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 Article IVA.
