A construction permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins, including placement of manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in §
128-7. Application for a construction 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. Specifically, the following information is required:
A. Elevation in relation to North American Vertical Datum 1988 feet,
of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures;
B. Elevation in relation to North American Vertical Datum 1988 feet
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 §
128-17B; and,
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 construction permit
applications in accordance with its provisions. For projects that
are part of a land use application, the Planning Board or the Zoning
Board of Adjustment shall be the local administrator
Duties of the local administrator shall include, but not be
limited to:
A. Permit review.
(1) Review all construction permits to determine that the permit requirements
of this chapter have been satisfied.
(2) Review all construction permits to determine that all necessary permits
have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental
agencies from which prior approval is required.
(3) Review all construction permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway, assure that the encroachment provisions of §
128-18A 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 §
128-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the local 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 §
128-17A, Specific standards, Residential construction, and B, Specific standards, Nonresidential construction.
C. Information to be obtained and maintained.
(1) Obtain and record the actual elevation (in relation to North American
Vertical Datum 1988 feet) of the lowest floor (including basement)
of all new or substantially improved structures, and whether or not
the structure contains a basement.
(2) For all new or substantially improved floodproofed structures:
(a)
Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to North
American Vertical Datum 1988 feet); and
(b)
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in §
128-12C.
(3) Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions
of this chapter.
D. Alteration of watercourses.
(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 the flood carrying capacity is not
diminished.
E. Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. 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 §
128-15.