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15 <br />j) State and Federal regulations concerning floodplain development <br />See. 21.9.2 Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator . <br />Duties of the Floodplain Administrator shall include but not be limited to: <br />1. Review all floodplain development applications and issue eU emits <br />for all proposed development within flood prone areas to ensure <br />that the requirements of this Ordinance have been satisfied <br />2. Advise permittee that additional Federal or State permits i e <br />Wetlands, Erosion and Sedimentation Control Riparian Buffers <br />Mining, etc.) may required and if specific Federal or State <br />permits are known, require that copies of such permits be <br />provided and maintained on file with the floodplain development <br />permit. <br />3. Notify adjacent communities and the North Carolina Department <br />of Crime Control and Public Safety Division of Emergency <br />Management, State Coordinator for the NFIP prior to any <br />alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submit evidence of <br />such notification to FEMA. <br />4. Ensure that maintenance is provided within the altered or <br />relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood - carrying <br />capacity is not diminished. <br />5. Prevent encroachments within floodways and non - encroachment <br />areas unless the certification and flood hazard reduction <br />provisions comply with Section 6.323. <br />6. Obtain actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level ) of the <br />reference level (including basement) of all attendant utilities of all <br />new or substantially improved structures according to Section <br />14.6(3). <br />7. Obtain the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to <br />which the new or substantially improved structures and all <br />utilities have been flood proofed according to Section 14.6(3). <br />8. Obtain actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of all <br />public utilities, according to Section 14.6(3). <br />9. When flood rp oofing is utilized for a particular structure obtain <br />certifications from a North Carolina licensed Professional <br />Engineer or Architect according to Section 6,32.2. <br />10. Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of <br />boundaries of the SFHAs for example where there appears to be <br />a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field <br />