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governing body; and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted <br />under State statutes. <br />Sec.13-11. Warning and Disclaimer or Liability <br />The degree of flood protection required by this Chapter is considered <br />reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering <br />considerations. On rare occasions, greater floods can and will occur and flood <br />heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This Chapter does not <br />imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses permitted within <br />such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This Chapter shall not create <br />liability on the part of the city or any official or employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance on this Chapter or any administrative decision <br />lawfully made hereunder. <br />ARTICLE 4. ADMINISTRATION <br />Sec.13-12. Designation of the Floodplain Administrator <br />The Director of Community Development is hereby appointed the Floodplain <br />Administrator to administer and implement the provisions of this Chapter and other <br />appropriate sections of 44 CFR (Emergency Management and Assistance - National <br />Flood Insurance Program Regulations) pertaining to floodplain management. <br />Sec.13-13. Duties & Responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator <br />Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but <br />not be limited to, the following: <br />(1) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the <br />provisions of this Chapter. <br />(2) Review permit applications to determine whether to ensure that the proposed building site project, including the placement of manufactured <br />homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding. . <br />(3) Review, approve, or deny all applications for development permits <br />required by adoption of this Chapter. <br />(4) Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those Federal, State, or local governmental <br />agencies (including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act <br />Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is <br />required. <br />(5) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the boundaries <br />of the areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there appears to be <br />a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions), the Floodplain Administrator sha11 make the necessary interpretation. <br />(6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the State <br />Coordinating Agency which is Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, <br />Page 9 of 17 <br />