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RESOLUTION NO. I75
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WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally subsidized flood in-
isurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and
WEME S, it is the intent of this City Council to require the recognition
;, and evaluation of flood and/or mudslide hazards in all official actions relating
N to land use in the flood plain and/or mudslide areas having special flood and/or
l mudslide hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control
measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to Article 1146 Civil Statutes of
the State of Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Council hereby:
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I 1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will enact as
I necessary, and maintain in force for those areas having flood or mudslide hazards,
adequate land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions con-
sistent with the Criteria set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood Insur-
ance Program Regulations; and
2. Vests City Plan Administrator with the responsibility, authority, and
means to:
(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request, in deline-
ating the limits of the areas having special flood and/or mudslide hazards on
available local maps of sufficient scale to identify the location of building sites.
(b) Provide such information as the Administrator may request concern-
ing present uses and occupancy of the flood plain and/or mudslide area.
(c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and private
firms which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify flood plain or mudslide
areas, and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to management of
adjoining flood plain and/or mudslide areas in order to prevent aggravation of
existing hazards.
(d) Submit on the anniversary date of the community's initial eligi-
bility,an annua3 report to the Administrator on the progress made during the past
year within the community in the development and implementation of flood plain
and/or mudslide area management measures.
3. Appoints City Plan Administrator 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 nec-
essary to carry out the objectives of the program.
THIS RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED on this the C:,�of _ �QZ�•
Dugger; Mayor
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Larry Moore, City Secretary
RESOLUTION N0.
175
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City 6f Allen are subject to periodic flooding
and/or mudslides from streams, causing serious damages to properties within these
areas; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally subsidized flood in-
surance 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 and/or mudslide hazards in all official actions relating
to land use in the flood plain and/or mudslide areas having special flood and/or
mudslide hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control
measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to Article 11+6 Civil Statutes of
the State of Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Council hereby:
1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will enact as
necessary, and maintain in force for those areas having flood or mudslide hazards,
adequate land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions con-
sistent with the Criteria set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood Insur-
ance Program Regulations; and
2. Vests City Plan Administrator with the responsibility, authority, and
means to:
(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request, in deline-
ating the limits of the areas having special flood and/or mudslide hazards on
available local maps of sufficient scale to identify the location of building sites.
(b) Provide such information as the Administrator may request concern-
ing present uses and occupancy of the flood plain and/or mudslide area.
(c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and private
firms which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify flood plain or mudslide
areas, and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to management of
adjoining flood plain and/or mudslide areas in order to prevent aggravation of
existing hazards.
(d) Submit on the anniversary date of the community's initial eligi-
bility 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
and/or mudslide area managefnent measures.
3: Appoints City kan_Administrator 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 nec-
essary to carry out the objectives of the program.
THIS RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED on
Lar Moore, City Secretary
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