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• maker. (c) Floodplain Administrator. The Engineering Director is the Floodplain Administrator for the City and shall carry out the following duties and responsibilities: (1) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to this Article. (2) Review permit applications to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. (3) Review and approve or deny applications for Floodplain Permits required by this Article. (4) Provide forms for post-construction elevation certificates and receive completed certificates, as needed, to assist property owners in meeting the requirements for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. (5) Review and make recommendations regarding proposed appeals and letters of map revision initiated by property owners. (6) Coordinate the local review of proposed new flood insurance studies and flood insurance rate maps for the City as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (7) Make the necessary interpretation, 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 • (8) actual field conditions. Endeavor to ensure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any waterway is maintained. (9) Require that no new construction, substantial improvements or other development, including fill, shall be permitted within zones A1--30 and AE of the community's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the community. DIVISION 5: HISTORIC ZONING PROCEDURES Section 1.5.5.1 Establishment and Expansion of Local Historic Districts (a) General Procedures. Except as provided in this Section, a petition to establish or expand a44 historic (HD) zoning district (see Chapter 4) shall be processed and decided in accordance with the procedures governing a petition for an overlay zoning district under Division 2 of this Article 5. (b) Recommendation of Historic Preservation Commission. Before the establishment of a historic zoning district, the Historic Preservation Commission shall carry out the following activities: (1) The Historic Preservation Commission shall cause a report to be prepared that is identifies the historic significance of the exteriors of buildings, structures, features, sites, objects and surroundings in the area of the proposed district. This