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The degree of flood protection required by this article is considered reasonable for <br /> regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. On rare occasions <br /> greater floods can and will occur and flood heights may be increased by manmade or natural <br /> causes. This article does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses <br /> permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This article shall not <br /> create liability on the part of the community or any official or employee thereof for any flood <br /> damages that result from reliance on this article or any administrative decision lawfully made <br /> hereunder. <br /> DIVISION 2. - ADMINISTRATION <br /> Sec. 94-61. - Designation of the floodplain administrator. <br /> The city engineer or his/her designated appointee is hereby appointed the floodplain <br /> administrator to administer and implement the provisions of this ordinance and other appropriate <br /> sections of 44 CFR (Emergency Management and Assistance - National Flood Insurance Program <br /> Regulations) pertaining to floodplain management. <br /> Sec. 94-62. - Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator. <br /> Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator shall include, but not be limited <br /> to, the following: <br /> (1) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the <br /> provisions of this article. <br /> (2) Review permit application to determine whether to ensure that the proposed <br /> building site project, including the placement of manufactured homes, will be <br /> reasonably safe from flooding. <br /> (3) Review, approve or deny all applications for development permits required by <br /> adoption of this article. <br /> (4) Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits <br /> have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies <br /> (including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of <br /> 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is required. <br /> (5) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the <br /> areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there appears to be a conflict <br /> between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions) the floodplain <br /> administrator shall make the necessary interpretation. <br /> (6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the state coordinating <br /> agency which is Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, prior to any <br /> 9 <br />