Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 12 - Finance and Administration › Part 10 - Office of State Property Insurance › Sec2 12-10-200 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12-10-200.2 - Duties and Responsibilities of State Property Floodplain Manager

Current through June 25, 2024
Duties and responsibilities of the State Property Floodplain
				  Manager shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Review all development permits to assure
				that the permit requirements of these regulations have been satisfied;
(2) Advise permittee that
				additional federal permits may be required, and if specific federal permit
				requirements are known, require that copies of such permits be provided and
				maintained on file with development permit;
(3) Notify adjacent communities of State of
				Mississippi owned properties prior to any alteration or relocation of a
				watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency
				Management Agency;
(4) Assure that
				maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said
				watercourse so that the flood carry capacity is not diminished;
(5) Verify and record the actual elevation
				(in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all
				new substantially improved structures in accordance with Section 200;
(6) Verify and record the actual
				elevation (in relation to sea level) to which the new or substantially improved
				structures have been flood-proofed, in accordance with Section 200;
(7) In Coastal High Hazard Areas,
				certification shall be obtained from a registered (in Mississippi) professional
				engineer or architect that the structure is designed to be securely anchored to
				adequately anchored pilings or columns in order to withstand velocity waters
				and hurricane wave wash;
(8) In
				Coastal High Hazard Areas, the State Property Floodplain Managers shall review
				plans for adequacy of breakaway walls in accordance with Section 300.2;
(9) When flood-proofing is
				utilized for a particular structure, the State Property Floodplain Manager
				shall obtain certification from a registered (in Mississippi) professional
				engineer or architect, in accordance with Section 200;
(10) 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 State Property Floodplain Manager shall make the necessary
				interpretation. The person or agency contesting the location of the boundary
				shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as
				provided in this article;
(11)
				When base flood elevation data or floodway data have not been provided in
				accordance with Section 100, Paragraph 100.5, then the State Property
				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 the provisions of Section 300;
(12) All records pertaining to the provisions
				of these regulations shall be maintained in the office of the State Property
				Floodplain Manager and shall be opened for public Inspection;
(13) The State Property Floodplain Manager
				shall enforce the provisions of these regulations and may enter any building,
				structure, or premises to perform any duty imposed upon him by these
				regulations;
(14) Upon notice from
				the State Property Floodplain Manager, work on any building or structure that
				is being done contrary to the provisions of this manner shall be immediately
				stopped. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the agency and
				person doing the work, and shall state the conditions under which work may be
				resumed. Where an emergency exists, no written notice shall be required to be
				given by the State Property Floodplain Manager. Failure to comply with this
				order will result in penalties imposed as stated in Section 100, Paragraph
				100.14.