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497 (c) certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the non-residential flood-proofed structure meets the flood-proofing criteria in Article 5, Section B (lb). (d) description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development. SECTION B. Designation of Administrator The Cabarrus County Director of Planning, or his designate, is hereby appointed to administer and implement this ordinance by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions. Duties of the Director of Planning, as concerns the administration of this ordinance, shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Permit Review (a) Review all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this ordinance have been satisfied. (b) Advise permitee that additional federal or state permits may be required, and if specific federal or state permits are known, require that copies of such permits be provided and maintained on file with the development permit. (c) Review all development permits to determine if proposed development adversely affects the flood-carrying capacity of the flood plain. For the purposes of this ordinance, "adversely affects" means damage to adjacent properties because of rises in flood stages attributed to physical changes of the channel and the adjacent overbank areas. (i) If it is determined that there is no adverse affect, and the development is not a building, then the permit shall be granted without further consideration. (ii) If if is determined that there is an adverse affect, then technical justification (i.e., a registered professional engineering analysis) for the proposed development shall be required. (iii) If the proposed development is a building, then the provisions of this ordinance shall apply. (2) Information to be Obtained and Maintained (a) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to Mean Sea Level) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantial improved structures. (b) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to Mean Sea Level) to which the new or substantially improved structures have been flood-proofed. Certification of such flood-proofing shall be obtained in accordance with Article 5, Section B (lb). (c) Ail records pertaining to the provisions of this ordinance shall be maintained in the office of the Cabarrus County Director of Planning and shall be open for public inspection. (3) Alteration of Watercourses (a) Notify adjacent cormnunities and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and shall submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration. (b) Require that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished. (4) Use of~Other Base Flood Data l~en base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with Article 3, Section B, Basis for Establishing Floodways and the Areas of Special or Extreme Hazard, then the Director of Planning shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer Article 5, Section B of this ordinance. Also, when the "Floodway" has not been established by data in accordance with Article 3, Section B, then the Director of Planning shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any flood elevation data available from a federal, state, or other source, in order to administer Article 5, Section B, of this ordinance.