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Section G103 Powers and Duties
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G103.1 Permit Applications
All applications for permits must comply with the following:
- The building official shall review all permit applications to determine whether proposed development is located in flood hazard areas established in Section G102.2.
- Where a proposed development site is in a flood hazard area, all development to which this appendix is applicable as specified in Section G102.1 shall be designed and constructed with methods, practices and materials that minimize flood damage and that are in accordance with this code and ASCE 24.
G103.2 Other Permits
It shall be the responsibility of the
building official to ensure that approval of a proposed development
shall not be given until proof that necessary permits
have been granted by federal or state agencies having jurisdiction
over such development.
G103.3 Determination of Design Flood Elevations
If design
flood elevations are not specified, the building official is
authorized to require the applicant to:
- Obtain, review and reasonably utilize data available from a federal, state or other source; or
- Determine the design flood elevation in accordance with accepted hydrologic and hydraulic engineering techniques. Such analyses shall be performed and sealed by a registered design professional. Studies, analyses and computations shall be submitted in sufficient detail to allow review and approval by the building official. The accuracy of data submitted for such determination shall be the responsibility of the applicant.
G103.4 Activities in Riverine Flood Hazard Areas
In riverine
flood hazard areas where design flood elevations are
specified but floodways have not been designated, the building
official shall not permit any new construction, substantial
improvement or other development, including fill, unless the
applicant submits an engineering analysis prepared by a registered
design professional, demonstrating that the cumulative
effect of the proposed development, when combined with
all other existing and anticipated flood hazard area encroachment,
will not increase the design flood elevation more than 1
foot (305 mm) at any point within the community.
G103.5 Floodway Encroachment
Prior to issuing a permit
for any floodway encroachment, including fill, new construction,
substantial improvements and other development or
land-disturbing activity, the building official shall require
submission of a certification, prepared by a registered design
professional, along with supporting technical data, demonstrating
that such development will not cause any increase of
the base flood level.
G103.5.1 Floodway Revisions
A floodway encroachment
that increases the level of the base flood is authorized if
the applicant has applied for a conditional Flood Insurance
Rate Map (FIRM) revision and has received the approval
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
G103.6 Watercourse Alteration
Prior to issuing a permit for
any alteration or relocation of any watercourse, the building
official shall require the applicant to provide notification of
the proposal to the appropriate authorities of all affected adjacent
government jurisdictions, as well as appropriate state
agencies. A copy of the notification shall be maintained in the
permit records and submitted to FEMA.
G103.6.1 Engineering Analysis
The building official
shall require submission of an engineering analysis, prepared
by a registered design professional, demonstrating
that the flood-carrying capacity of the altered or relocated
portion of the watercourse will not be decreased. Such
watercourses shall be maintained in a manner that preserves
the channel's flood-carrying capacity.
G103.7 Alterations in Coastal Areas
Prior to issuing a permit
for any alteration of sand dunes and mangrove stands in
coastal high-hazard areas and coastal A zones, the building
official shall require submission of an engineering analysis,
prepared by a registered design professional, demonstrating
that the proposed alteration will not increase the potential for
flood damage.
G103.8 Records
The building official shall maintain a permanent record of all permits issued in flood hazard areas, including copies of inspection reports and certifications required in Section 1612.
G103.9 Inspections
Development for which a permit under
this appendix is required shall be subject to inspection. The
building official or the building official's designee shall
make, or cause to be made, inspections of all development in
flood hazard areas authorized by issuance of a permit under
this appendix.
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