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Sec. 39.027. Designation of Floodplain Administrator. The Director shall appoint a Floodplain Administrator to administer and implement the provisions of this Article. Sec. 39.028. Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator. Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator include: (1) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining � provisions of this Article unless protected from disclosure by law; (2) Review, approve or deny all applications for Floodplain Development Permits required by this Article; (3) Review permits for proposed development to assure that the Developer has obtained all necessary permits from those federal state or local government agencies (including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334) from which rip .or approval is required. Developer will submit documentation of those necessary permits to the City and such documentation is to be maintained on file with the floodplain development permit; (4) Review reports, studies, plans and specifications for compliance with the requirements of this Article; (5) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor of all new construction and substantial improvements by requiring an elevation certificate sealed by a licensed professional; (6) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the new or substantially improved nonresidential structures in A- Zones have been floodproofed by requiring an elevation certificate sealed by a licensed professional; (7) Provide interpretation as needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard and regulatory floodway (for example where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions). The Floodplain Administrator shall make the necessary interpretation. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided for in this ordinance; (8) Notify in riverine situations, adjacent communities the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and assure that 12