The Township of Verona shall establish and maintain a local development permitting system to determine whether such proposed construction or other development is reasonably safe from flooding. A local development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins, including placement of manufactured homes, within any area of special flood hazard established in § 270-12. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Floodplain Manager and may include, but not be limited to: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; a description of the flood design class, and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:
A.
Elevation in relation to zero foot elevation NAVD 88 datum, of the
lowest floor (including basement) of all structures;
B.
Elevation in relation to zero foot elevation NAVD 88 datum to which
any structure has been floodproofed;
C.
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 270-49;
D.
Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered
or relocated as a result of proposed development; and
E.
Any forms, plans, or information required pursuant to any applicable
FEMA publication.
The Floodplain Manager is hereby appointed to administer and
implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications
in accordance with its provisions.
Duties of the Floodplain Manager shall include, but not be limited
to:
A.
Permit
review.
(1)
Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements
of this chapter have been satisfied.
(2)
Review all development permits to determine that all necessary permits
have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental
agencies from which prior approval is required.
(3)
Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway. If located in the floodway, assure that the encroachment provisions of § 270-51A are met.
(4)
Review all permit applications to determine whether proposed building
sites are reasonably safe from flooding.
(5)
Review all permit applications to determine whether development complies
with all applicable FEMA publications.
(6)
Review all permit applications to determine whether development complies
with all applicable New Jersey land use requirements.
B.
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with § 270-12, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the Floodplain Manager shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer sections § 270-48, Residential construction, and § 270-49, Nonresidential construction.
C.
Information
to be obtained and maintained.
(1)
Obtain and record on a current elevation certificate the actual elevation
(in relation to zero-foot elevation NAVD 88 datum) of the lowest floor
(including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures,
and whether or not the structure contains a basement.
(3)
Record the study date of the best available flood hazard data (and
other documents) used to determine the actual elevation of the lowest
floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures;
and
(4)
Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions
of this chapter.
D.
Alteration
of watercourses.
(1)
Notify adjacent communities and the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, Bureau of Flood Engineering and the Land Use Regulation
Program prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and
submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration.
(2)
Require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated
portion of said watercourse so the flood-carrying capacity is not
diminished.
E.
Substantial
damage review.
(1)
After an event resulting in building damages, assess the damage to
structures due to flood and non-flood causes.
(2)
Record and maintain the flood and non-flood damage of substantial
damage structures and provide a letter of substantial damage determination
to the owner and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
Bureau of Flood Engineering.
F.
Interpretation of FIRM boundaries. Make interpretations where 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 person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in § 270-31.
G.
Report
changes in flooding conditions. Obtain and record changes in flooding
conditions and report the technical or scientific data to the Federal
Insurance Administrator on a six-month basis or sooner in accordance
with Volume 44, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 65.3.
