2007-020-ORD-Amending Chapter 13, flood damage prevention and control of the code of ordinances of the city

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governing body; and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under State statutes. Sec.13-11. Warning and Disclaimer or Liability The degree of flood protection required by this Chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. On rare occasions, greater floods can and will occur and flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This Chapter does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This Chapter shall not create 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 lawfully made hereunder. ARTICLE 4. ADMINISTRATION Sec.13-12. Designation of the Floodplain Administrator The Director of Community Development is hereby appointed the Floodplain Administrator to administer and implement the provisions of this Chapter and other appropriate sections of 44 CFR (Emergency Management and Assistance - National Flood Insurance Program Regulations) pertaining to floodplain management. Sec.13-13. Duties & Responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator 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 the provisions of this Chapter. (2) Review permit applications to determine whether to ensure that the proposed building site project, including the placement of manufactured homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding. . (3) Review, approve, or deny all applications for development permits required by adoption of this Chapter. (4) Review permits for proposed development to assure 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 U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is required. (5) 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), the Floodplain Administrator sha11 make the necessary interpretation. (6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the State Coordinating Agency which is Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Page 9 of 17