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Report of Committee on Ordinances
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15 44 130 Duties and responsibilities of the city engineer
Duties of the city engineer shall include but not be limited to
A
Permit Review
1 Review all building or development permit applications to
determine that the permit requirements of this chapter have been
satisfied and all proposed buildina sites will be reasonably
safe from flooding
2 Review all building or development permit applications to
determine that alll1ecessary permits have been obtained from
those federal
prior approval is required
state or local governmental agencies
from which
3 Review all building or development permit applications for
sufficiency in information in the area of special flood hazard
except in the coastal high hazard area to verify that the proposed
development is not proposed to adverse y affect the flood carrying
capacity of the area of special
flood hazard For the purposes of
this chapter adversely affect means that the cumulative effect of
the proposed development when combined with all other existing
and anticipated development
will increase the water surface
elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any time which
is not allowable
4 Review building or development permit applications in the coastal
high hazard area of the area of special flood hazard to determine
if the proposed development would unat ceptably
alter sand dunes
so as to increase potential flood damages and therefore require
that the site plan be revised
5 Review plans for walls to be use to enclose space below the base
flood level in accordance with Section 15 44 150