(a) In case of any dispute concerning the boundaries of a Flood Hazard District, the initial determination shall be made by the Township Zoning Administration Officer; a party aggrieved by a decision of the Zoning Administration Officer as to the location of boundaries of the Flood Hazard District may appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board.
(b) Upon receiving an application for a variance hereunder, the Zoning Hearing Board shall, prior to hearing, require the applicant to furnish such of the following material as the Township Engineer shall deem necessary for a complete consideration of the matter by the Board:

[1] Plans in triplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevation of the lot and existing and proposed uses; and photographs or drawings showing existing uses and vegetation, statement of soil types and other pertinent information.
[2] A series of cross-sections at such intervals as the Township Engineer may deem necessary along the lot or a shoreline, showing the stream channel or the lake or pond bottom, elevation of adjoining land areas to be occupied by the proposed uses, and the one-hundred-year flood elevation.
[3] Profile showing the slope of the bottom of the channel, lake, or pond.
[4] Specifications for building materials and construction, filling, dredging, grading, landscaping, storage, water supply, sanitary facilities, floodproofing, and/or elevation methods; and the proposed elevation of the lowest floor, including basement, and other related anchoring and floodproofing documentation, certified by a registered professional engineer or architect.
[5] Computation of the increase, if any, in the height of flood stages which would be attributable to any proposed uses.

(c) In considering any application for a variance, the Zoning Hearing Board may, before hearing, request reports from the Planning Commission and the Township Engineer concerning the extent to which the proposed use would: diminish the capacity of the floodplain to store and absorb floodwaters, to moderate flood velocities, and to accommodate sediment; be subject to flood damage; and cause erosion and impair the amenity of the Flood Hazard District. All written reports submitted to the Zoning Hearing Board in advance of or at the hearing shall be made available for inspection at the hearing by any party thereto.