HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 018-82 NatlFloodInsuranceRESOLUTION NO. 18-82
RESOLUTION APPROVING'
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, certain areas of the :City of Dublin are subject
to periodic flooding from streams and channels, causing serious
damages to properties within these areas; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally
subsidized flood insurance as authorized by the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this City Council to
require the recognition and evaluation of flood hazards in all
official actions relating to development in the flood plain areas
having special flood hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt
flood plain management control measures to reduce future flood
losses pursuant to public law,
hereby:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Council
1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that
it will enact as necessary, and maintain in force for those areas
having flood hazards, adequate flood plain management and control
measures with effective enforcement provisions consistent with
the Criteria set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood
Insurance Program Regulations; and
2. Vests the City Manager with the responsibility,
authority, and means to:
(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator~ on request,
in delineating the limits of the areas having special flood hazards
on available local maps of sufficient scale to identify the location
of building sites.
(b) Provide such information as the Administrator
may request concerning present uses and occupancy of the flood
plain.
(c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies
and private firms which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify
flood plain areas, and cooperate with neighboring communities
with respect to management of adjoining flood plain areas in
order to prevent aggravation of existing hazards.
(d) Submit on the anniversary date of the community's
initial eligibility an annual report to the Administrator on the
progress made during the past year within the community in the
development and implementation of flood plain management measures.
3. Appoints the City Manager to maintain for public
inspection and to furnish upon request a record of elevations
(in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including
basement) of all new or substantially improved structures located
in the special flood hazard areas, if the lowest floor is below
grade on one or more sides, the elevation of the floor immediately
above must also be recorded.
4. Agrees to take such other official action as may
be reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April
by the following vote.
AYES: Cm. Burton, Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor
CitJ Clerk