ORD-2005-127 - Revisions to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

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More specificity needed /15/2005 21 2. Advise permittee that additional Federal or State permits (i. e., Wetlands, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Riparian Buffers, Mining, etc.) may be required, and if specific Federal or State permits are known, require that copies of such permits be provided and maintained on file with the floodplain development permit. 3. Notify adjacent communities and the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, State Coordinator for the NFIP prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to FEMA. 4. Ensure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood - carrying capacity is not diminished. 5. Prevent encroachments within floodways and non - encroachment areas unless the certification and flood hazard reduction provisions comply with Section 42 -93. New FEMA 6. Obtain actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the reference level (including terms (7) basement) of all attendant utilities of all new or substantially improved structures, according to Section 42- 68(3). 7. Obtain the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the new or substantially improved structures and all utilities have been flood proofed, according to Section 42- 68(3). (5) 8. Obtain actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of all public utilities, according to Section 42- 68(3). 9. When flood proofing is utilized for a particular structure, obtain certifications from a North Carolina licensed Professional Engineer or Architect according to Section 42 -92. 10. Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of boundaries of the SFHAs (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 be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 42 -71. 11. When BFE data have not been provided according to section 42 -37, obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any BFE data, along with floodway data andlor non - encroachment area (7) data available from a Federal, State, or other source, including data developed pursuant to Section 42 -94, in order to administer the provisions of this Ordinance. 12. When BFE data is provided, but no floodway nor non - encroachment area data has been provided according to Section 42 -37, obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any floodway data, and/or non - encroachment area data available from a Federal, State, or other source in order to administer the provisions of this Ordinance.