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Town of Austerlitz, NY Administration and Enforcement
Ch 101 Art IV Administration and Enforcement
§ 101-10 Designation of local administrator.
§ 101-11 Development permit.
§ 101-12 Powers and duties of local administrator.
Article IV Administration and Enforcement
The Town Building Inspector is hereby appointed local administrator to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
A development permit shall be obtained before the start of construction or any other development within the area of special flood hazard as established in § 101-6. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the local administrator and may include but not be limited to plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale and showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question, existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities, and the location of the foregoing.
Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the proposed lowest floor (including basement or cellar) of all structures;
When required, a certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that the utility floodproofing will meet the criteria in § 101-13C(1);
Certificate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in § 101-14B; and
Construction stage. Upon placement of the lowest floor, or floodproofing by whatever means, it shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit to the local administrator a certificate of the as-built elevation of the lowest floor, or floodproofed elevation, in relation to mean sea level. The elevation certificate shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by same. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular building, the floodproofing certificate shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a licensed professional engineer or architect and certified by same. Any further work undertaken prior to submission and approval of the certificate shall be at the permit holder's risk. The local administrator shall review all data submitted. Deficiencies detected shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project unless immediately corrected.
Review all development permits for compliance with the provisions of § 101-13E, Encroachments.
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with § 101-6, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the local administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, including data developed pursuant to § 101-13D(4), in order to administer § 101-14, Specific standards, and § 101-15, Floodways.
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in §§ 101-13 and 101-14.
Base flood elevation data established pursuant to § 101-6 and/or Subsection B of this section, when available, shall be used to accurately delineate the area of special flood hazards.
All floodplain development found ongoing without an approved permit shall be subject to the issuance of a stop-work order by the local administrator. Disregard of a stop-work order shall be subject to the penalties described in § 101-8 of this chapter.
All floodplain development found noncompliant with the provisions of this chapter and/or the conditions of the approved permit shall be subject to the issuance of a stop-work order by the local administrator. Disregard of a stop-work order shall be subject to the penalties described in § 101-8 of this chapter.