The Town Planner is hereby appointed to administer
and implement the provision of this chapter.
The Town Planner shall:
A.
Review all development permits to assure that the
permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
B.
Review permits for proposed development to assure
that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal,
state or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is
required.
C.
Notify adjacent communities and the Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection prior to any alteration or relocation
of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal
Insurance Administration.
D.
Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered
or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying
capacity is not diminished.
E.
Verify and record the actual elevation, in relation
to mean sea level, of the lowest floor, including basement, of all
new or substantially improved structures.
F.
Verify and record the actual elevation, in relation
to mean sea level, to which new or substantially improved structures
have been floodproofed.
G.
When floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure,
obtain certification from a registered professional engineer or architect.
H.
Where interpretation is 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), make the necessary interpretation. The person
contesting the location of the boundary shall appeal the interpretation
as provided in this chapter.
A.
Application for a development permit shall be made
to the Town Planner on forms furnished by him and may include but
not be limited to the following 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:
B.
Specifically, the following information is required:
(1)
Elevation, in relation to the base flood level, of
the lowest floor, including basement, of all structures.
(2)
Elevation, in relation to the base flood level, to
which any nonresidential structure has been floodproofed.
(3)
A certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed structure meets the floodproofing criteria in § 94-13B.
(4)
Description of the extent to which any watercourse
will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
