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of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high <br /> velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources. It is an azea subject to high <br /> velocity waters, including coastal and tidal inundation or tsunamis. Whole-foot <br /> base flood elevations derived from the detailed hydraulic analyses have been <br /> determined at selected intervals within this zone. <br /> "Zone X shaded " a°°~°~°«~°~ ° "°°a] are areas ofje <br /> (A~] moderate flood hazard corresponding to areas of the five-hundred-year <br /> floodplain, areas ofone-hundred-year flooding where average depths aze less than <br /> one foot, areas of one-hundred-year flooding where the contributing drainage area <br /> is less than one square mile, and areas protected from the one-hundred-year flood <br /> by levees[; ins ...°i n°°a w,.,,..a ~a:~,..,... ° °.....:a° °o .w° F.,° <br /> H.....~..°a a,~~n:~ nnn° n4:....n ~°~h~,n 1, n,r° r,°h ~,°°r, <br /> "Zone X (not shaded)" are areas of minimal flood hazard corresponding to areas <br /> outside of the five-hundred-year floodplain. Base flood elevations or depths have <br /> not been determined for Zone X. <br /> "Zone D" is the other areas that correspond to unstudied areas where flood <br /> hazards are undetermined, but possible. <br /> SECTION 8. Chapter 27, article 3, section 27-14, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 <br /> <br /> edition), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Section 27-14. Director of public works approval. <br /> No building permit, certificate of occupancy, or grading permit shall be <br /> issued, no building shall be occupied, and no development or subdivision shall <br /> be approved without the approval of the director of public works with respect to <br /> compliance with the provisions of this chapter. <br /> SECTION 9. Chapter 27, article 3, section 27-16, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 <br /> <br /> edition), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Section 27-16. Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator. <br /> The floodplain administrator, with the cooperation and assistance of other <br /> County departments, shall administer this chapter. The duties and responsibilities <br /> of the floodplain administrator shall include, but not be limited to: <br /> (a) Permit review. <br /> (1) All building permits, certificates of occupancy, grading permits, <br /> and development or subdivision proposals shall be reviewed to <br /> determine whether the requirements of this chapter have been <br /> satisfied; <br /> (2) All other development permits referred by other governmental <br /> departments and agencies shall be reviewed for consistency with <br /> the requirements of this chapter; <br /> (3) All permits and proposals shall be reviewed to determine that site <br /> is reasonably safe from flooding[;-acrd] and require in flood-prone <br /> areas that all new construction, improvements to repetitive loss <br /> I2 <br /> <br />