§ 47-10. Duties and responsibilities of the director of public works.

Duties and responsibilities of the director of public works 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, approve or deny all applications for development permits required by section 47-4 of this chapter;

(3)

Review applications for permits to assure that the applicant has obtained all necessary permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Texas Department of Water Resources, and any other federal, state or local governmental agency from which approval is required;

(4)

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 director of public works shall make the necessary interpretation;

(5)

Review applications to assure that the applicant has notified adjacent communities, the Texas Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prior to any alteration and relocation of a watercourse, and has submitted evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration;

(6)

When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with section 47-3, the director of public works shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer the provision of section 47-13;

(7)

Assure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained; and

(8)

When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the director of public works must require that no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within Zones A1-30 and AE on the community's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the community.

(Ord. No. 3052, § 1, 12-21-77; Ord. No. 3549, § 1, 11-6-80; Ord. No. 5386, § 2, 2-4-88)