Amend Chapter 21, Article 12, Floodplain regulations in order to adopt the most recent Federal and State requirements

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prefabricated building. The term also includes recreational vehicles to be installed on a site for more than 180 days. (23) Substantial Improvement means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures that have incurred "substantial damage" regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not include improvements of structures to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code requirements or any alteration of a "historic structure", provided that the alteration will not preclude the structures continued designation as a "historic structure". SEC. 21-181. DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. The Zoning Administrator for the City of South Bend, Indiana shall implement this ordinance and hereafter be referred to as the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator for the City of South Bend, Indiana is appointed to review all development and subdivision proposals to ensure compliance with this ordinance, including but not limited to the following duties: (a) Ensure that all development activities within the Special Flood Hazard Areas of the jurisdiction of the City of South Bend, Indiana meet the requirements of this ordinance. (b) Provide information and assistance to citizens upon request about permit procedures and floodplain construction techniques. (c) Ensure that construction authorization has been granted by the Indiana Natural Resources Commission for all development projects subject to Sec. 21-184 of this ordinance, and maintain a record of such authorization (either copy of actual permit or letter of recommendation). (d) Maintain a record of the "as-built" elevation of the top of the lowest floor (including basement) of new and/or substantially improved buildings constructed in the Special Flood Hazard Areas. Inspect before, during and after construction. (e) Maintain a record of the engineer's cert~cate and the "as-built" floodproofed elevation of all buildings subject to Sec. 21-185 of this ordinance. (f) ~ Cooperate with state and federal floodplain management agencies to improve base flood and floodway data and to improve the administration of this ordinance. Submit reports as required for the National Flood Insurance Program. (g) Maintain for public inspection and furnish upon request regulatory flood data, SFHA maps, Letters of Map Amendment (COMA), Letters of Map Revision (LOMR), copies of DNR permits and letters of recommendation, federal permit documents, and "as-built" elevation and floodproofing data for all building constructed subject to this ordinance. (h) Notify adjacent communities and the State Coordinating Office prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit copies of such notifications to FEMA. SEC. 21-182. REGULATORY FLOOD ELEVATION. (a) This ordinance's protection standard is the regulatory flood. The best available regulatory flood data is listed oelow. Whenever a party disagrees with the best available data, the party submitting