§ 16-62. Administration.

(a)

Designation of ordinance administrator. The Greene County Building Official or his designee is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this article.

(b)

Permit procedures. Application for a development permit shall be made to the Greene County Building, Planning and Zoning Department on forms furnished by the community prior to any development activities, and may include, but not be limited to, the following: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the elevations of the area in question and the nature, location, dimensions, of existing or proposed structures, earthen fill placement, storage of materials or equipment, and drainage facilities.

Specifically, the following information is required:

(1)

Application stage:

a.

Elevation in relation to mean sea level (or highest adjacent grade) of the lowest floor, including basement, of all proposed structures;

b.

Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed;

c.

Design certification from a registered professional engineer or architect that any proposed nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria of subsection 16-63(b)(2);

d.

Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of a proposed development; and

(2)

Construction stage: For all new construction and substantial improvements, the permit holder shall provide to the administrator an as-built certification of the regulatory floor elevation or floodproofing level immediately after the lowest floor or floodproofing is completed. Any lowest floor certification made relative to mean sea level shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by same. When floodproofing is utilized for nonresidential structures, said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect and certified by same.

Any work undertaken prior to submission of these certifications shall be at the permit holder's risk.

The Greene County Building Official or his designee shall review the above-referenced certification data submitted. Deficiencies detected by such review shall be corrected by the permit holder immediately and prior to further progressive work being allowed to proceed. Failure to submit certification or failure to make said corrections required hereby, shall be cause to issue a stop work order for the project by the Greene County Building Official or his designee.

(c)

Duties and responsibilities of the administrator. Duties of the Greene County Building Official or his designee shall include, but shall not be limited to:

(1)

Review proposed development to assure that the permit requirements of this article have been satisfied.

(2)

Review proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been received from governmental agencies from which approval is required by federal or state law, including section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334. Require that copies of such permits be provided and maintained on file.

(3)

Review all permit applications to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding.

(4)

When base flood elevation data or floodway data have not been provided in accordance with subsection 16-61(b), then the Greene County Building Official or his designee shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other sources in order to administer the provisions of section 16-63.

(5)

Review and record the actual elevation in relation to mean sea level (or highest adjacent grade) of the lowest floor, including basement, of all new or substantially improved structures in accordance with subsection 16-62(b)(2).

(6)

Review and record the actual elevation, in relation to mean sea level to which any new or substantially improved structures have been floodproofed, in accordance with subsection 16-62(b).

(7)

When floodproofing is utilized for a structure, the Greene County Building Official or his designee shall obtain certification of design criteria from a registered professional engineer or architect in accordance with subsection 16-61(b)(1)c. and subsection 16-63(b)(2) or subsection 16-63(d)(2).

(8)

Make substantial damage determinations following a flood event or any other event that causes damage to structures in flood hazard areas.

(9)

Notify adjacent communities and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

(10)

For any altered or relocated watercourse, submit engineering data/analysis within six months to the FEMA to ensure accuracy of community flood maps through the letter of map revision process. Assure flood-carrying capacity of any altered or relocated watercourse is maintained.

(11)

Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions) the Greene County Building Official or his designee shall make the necessary interpretation. Any person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in this article.

(12)

All records pertaining to the provisions of this article shall be maintained in the office of the Greene County Building, Planning and Zoning Department and shall be open for public inspection.

(Ord. of 6-15-2010)