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Portsmouth, Virginia, Code of Ordinances: PART II -CODE -Chapter 14.1 FLOOD PROTECTION (13)Advise the Board of Zoning Appeals regarding the intent of these regulations, and for each application for a variance, prepare a staff report and recommendation. (14}Administer the requirements related to proposed work an existing buildings. (15}Make determinations as to whether buildings and structures that are located in flood hazard areas and that are damaged by any cause have been substantially damaged. (18)Make reasonable efforts to notify owners of substantially damaged structures of the need to obtain a permit to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct, and prohibit the non-compliant repair of substantially damaged buildings except far temporary emergency protective measures necessary to secure a property or stabilize a building or structure to prevent additional damage. (17)Undertake, as determined appropriate by the Floodplain Administrator due to the circumstances,. other actions which may include but are not limited to: issuing press releases, public service announcements, and other public information materials related to permit requests and repair of damaged structures; coordinating with other Federal, State, and local agencies to assist with substantial damage determinations; providing owners of damaged structures information related to the proper repair of damaged structures in special flood hazard areas; and assisting property owners with documentation necessary to file claims for Increased Cost of Compliance coverage under NFIP flood insurance policies. (18}Natify the Federal Emergency Management Agency when the corpora#e boundaries of the City of Portsmouth have been modified and: (19)Provide a map that clearly delineates the new corporate boundaries or the new area for which the authority to regulate pursuant to these regulations has either been assumed or relinquished through annexation; and (20}If the FIRM far any annexed area includes special flood hazard areas that have flood zones that have regulatory requirements that are not set forth in these regulations, prepare amendments to these regulations to adopt the FIRM and appropriate requirements, and submi# the amendments to the city council for adoption; such adoption shall take place at the same time as or prior to the date of annexation and a copy of the amended regulations shall be provided to Department of Conservation and Recreation {Division of Dam Safety and Floodplain Management} and FEMA. (21 }Upon the request of FEMA, complete and submit a report concerning participation in the NFIP which may request information regarding the number of buildings in the SFHA, number of permits issued for development in the SFHA, and number of variances issued for development in the SFHA. {22)It is the duty of the Floodplain Administrator to take into account flood, mudslide and flood-related erosion hazards, to the extent that they are known, in all official actions relating to land management and use throughout the entire jurisdictional area of the Community, whether or not those hazards have been specifically delineated geographically {e.g. via mapping or surveying). 24