HomeMy WebLinkAbout114-84 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE
In the Uatter of
RegulatinE Development in ) RESOLUTION NO. 114-84
Areas of Special Flood Hazards )
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WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Danville are
subject to periodic flooding, mudslides (i.e. mudflows),
or flood-related erosion, 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 Council, to require
the recognition and evaluation of flood, mudslide (i.e.
mudflow), or flood-related erosion hazards in all official
actions relating to land use in areas having these hazards;
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and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt
land use and control measures to reduce future flood
losses.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council
of the City of Danville hereby:
1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration
that it will enact as necessary, and maintain in force
in those areas having flood, mudslide (i.e. mudflow),
or flood-related erosion hazards, adequate land use 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 Engineer with the responsibility,
authority and means to:
(a) Assist the Administrator, at
his request, in his delineation of
the limits of the area having special
flOOd, mudslide (i.e., mudflow),
or flood-related erosion hazards.
(b) Provide such information as the
Administrator may request concerning present
uses and occupancy of the flood plain, mudslide
(i.e., mudflow) or flood-related erosion areas.
(c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local
agencies and private firms which undertake
to study, survey, map, and identify flood plain,
mudslide (i.e., mudflow), or flood-related
erosion areas, and cooperate with neighboring
communities with respect to management of
adjoining flood plain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow)
and/or flood-related erosion 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.
(e) Upon occurrence, notify the Administrator
in writing whenever the boundaries of the
community have been modified by annexation
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longer has authority to adopt and enforce
floodplain management regulations for a
particular area. In order that all Flood Hazard
Boundary Maps and Flood Insurance Rate Maps
accurately represent the community's boundaries,
include within such notification a copy of
a map of the community suitable for reproduction,
clearly delineating the new corporate limits
or new area for which the community has assumed
or relinquished flood plain management regulatory
authority.
3. Appoints the City Engineer to maintain for public
inspection and to furnish upon request, for the
determination of applicable flood insurance risk premium
rates within all areas having special flood hazards
identified on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood
Insurance Rate Map, any certificates of flood-proofing,
and information on the elevation (in relation to mean
sea level) of the level of the lowest habitable floor
(including basement if habitable) of all new or
substantially improved structures, and include whether
or not such structures contain a basement, and if the
structure has been floodproofed the elevation (in relation
to mean sea teve~)to which the structure was floodproofed;
4. Agrees to take such other official action as
may be reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives
of the program.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this]7th day
of December , 1984, by the following vote:
AYES: Lane, May, McNeely, Offenhartz, Schlendorf
NOES: None //f'
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