§ 38-54. Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator.

(a)

Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1)

Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to this article.

(2)

Review permit applications to determine whether a proposed building site, including the placement of manufactured homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding.

(3)

Review, approve or deny all applications for development permits required by this article.

(4)

Review permits for proposed development to ensure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies (including section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments of 1972, 33 USC 1344) from which prior approval is required.

(5)

Make the necessary interpretation 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).

(6)

Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the Arkansas Natural Resource Commission prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(7)

Ensure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained.

(8)

When base flood elevation data have not been provided in accordance with section 38-30, obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer sections 38-72—38-76.

(9)

When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, require that no new construction, substantial improvements or other development, including fill, shall be permitted within zones AE on the county's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the county.

(10)

Obtain accreditation each year as required by A.C.A. § 14-268-106 through the state coordinating agency.

(11)

Evaluate proposed projects for conformance with no adverse impact principles.

(b)

Under 44 CFR 65.12 of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations, the county may approve certain development in zones AE or AH on the county's FIRM which increases the water surface elevation of the base flood by more that one foot, provided the county first applies for a conditional letter of map revision through FEMA.

(Code 1993, § 38-54; Ord. No. 91-29, § 1(art. 4, § B), 9-12-1991; Ord. No. 03-32, § 6, 7-10-2003; Ord. No. 07-22, arts. 3-5, 9-27-2007; Ord. No. 07-23, art. 7, 10-25-2007)