57-10 Amends Chpt 1308, Flood Damage Prevention

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iii. The applicant shall be responsible for providing the necessary maintenance for the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity will not be diminished. The Floodplain Administrator may require the permit holder to enter into an agreement with City of Lakewood specifying the maintenance responsibilities. If an agreement is required, it shall be made a condition of the floodplain development permit. iv. The applicant shall meet the requirements to submit technical data in Section 1308.20(a)(1)(C) when an alteration of a watercourse results in the relocation or elimination of the special flood hazazd area, including the placement of culverts. 1308.24 Appeals and Variances (a) Appeals Board Established The City of Lakewood Boazd of Building Standards and Appeals is hereby appointed to serve as the Appeals Boazd for these regulations as established by City Code. Records of the Appeals Board shall be kept and filed in City Hall at 12650 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio. (b) Powers and Duties The Appeals Board shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Floodplain Administrator in the administration or enforcement of these regulations and authorize variances iri accordance with Secfion 1308.24(d) of these regulations. (c) Appeals Any person affected by any notice and order, or other official action of the Floodplain Administrator may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Appeals Board provided that such person shall file, within 30 days of the date of such notice and order, or other official action, a brief statement of the grounds for such hearing or for the mitigation of any item appearing on any order of the Floodplain Administrator's decision. Such appeal shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and be filed with the Floodplain Administrator. Upon receipt of the appeal, the Floodplain Administrator shall transmit said notice and all pertinent information on which the Floodplain Administrator's decision was made to the Appeals Boazd. Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the Appeals Board shall fix a reasonable time for the appeal, give notice in writing to parties in interest, and decide the appeal within a reasonable time after it is submitted. (d) Variances Any person believing that the use and development standazds of these regulations would result in unnecessary hardship may file an application for a variance. The Appeals Board shall have the power to authorize, in specific cases, such variances from the standazds of these regulations, not inconsistent with Federal regulations, as will not be contrary to the public interest where, owning to special conditions of the lot or parcel, a 30