(1) The Design Review Section shall review all capital improvement projects to determine whether the proposed development will be reasonably safe from flooding.
(2) If the proposed site is within a flood-prone area, a development permit shall be submitted and approved prior to releasing the project for bidding or construction.
(b)
(1) All requests to the Design Review Section for variance from these guidelines shall be submitted through the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to the Federal Insurance Administrator.
(2) The Building Authority Division shall provide all available technical assistance concerning the flood management program to all requesting state departments.
(3) The division shall cooperate with the commission, the Federal Insurance Administrator, and with all parties in implementing an effective flood management program.
(4) Flood hazard boundary maps may be examined at the division or the commission or in some cases, in the local United States Natural Resources Conservation Service office.
(5) Maps are also available at the Federal Emergency Management Agency website, www.fema.gov.