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. e Ordinance No. 1104 , p~ge 6. - (a) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter; (b) Review, approve or deny all applications for develop- ment permits required by Section 10~-7 of this chapter; (c) Review proposed building permits to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those Federal, State or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required; e (d) 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 Building Inspector shall make the necessary interpretation. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpre- tation as provided in Section 10~-15 of this Article; (e) Notify adjacent communities and the Texas Water Development' Board prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration; (f) Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished; (g) When base flood elevation data has not been prov~ded in accordance with Section 10~-6, the Building ~nspector shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize' any base flood elevation data avai~ab1e from a Federal, State, or other source, in order to administer the provision of Article IV. 'e (h) Require until ~ regulatory f100dway is designated, that no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within Zones Al-30 on the community's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when cprnbined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water sur- face elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the community. Section 10~-14. Per~it procedure. (a) As part of the required building permit provided elsewhere in this Code of Ordinances, an applicant for a building permit shall include in his application: (1) plans in duplicate drawn to scale, showing the location, dimensions and elevation of proposed land- scape alterations, existing and proposed structures, and the location of such in relation to areas of special flood hazard; (2) Elevation in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement) of all proposed structures; e (3) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any'non-residentia1 structure shall be f100dproofed; (4) A certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect that the non-residential f100d- proofed structure shall meet the floodproofing criteria of Section 10~-17(b);