Ord 2013-035/Amending Chapters 1 through 8 of the Land Development Code to implement the changes made through Ord 2013-16 which adopted the comprehensive plan

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Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Chapter 1 - DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES ARTICLE 2: - AUTHORITY OF DECISION - MAKERS DIVISION 2: - CITY STAFF (6) Appeal of a decision on any application for which the Director is the responsible official; (7) Variance petition for any application for which the Director is the responsible official; (8) Vested rights petition for any decision where the Director is the responsible official for the application for which the vested rights petition is filed; and (9) Petition for relief from a dedication or construction requirement. (b) Initial Decision - Maker. The Engineering Director is the initial decision -maker for the following types of development applications and relief petitions, subject to appeal as provided in this Chapter 1: (1) Application for approval of construction plans, and all related construction management tasks, including without limitation approval of a contract for public improvements; (2) Application for a Site Preparation Permit; (3) Application for a Floodplain Permit; (4) Application for a Watershed Protection Plan (Phase 1 or Phase 2, not a Qualified Watershed Protection Plan); and (5) Impact fee decision; and (6) Vested rights petition for any decision for which the Director is the initial decision - 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 actual field conditions. (8) 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 Al -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. Section 1...2...2„ 1113uwiiilll iiiing Officlial (a) The building official is the responsible official for and shall initially decide the following types of applications: San Marcos, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 11