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RESOLUTION NO. 75-29
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF UKIAH REQUIRED UPON APPLICATION FOR
FLOOD INSURANCE
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Ukiah are subject
to periodic flooding and/or mudslides from creeks and the
Russian River, 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 i[968; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this 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 California Government Code Sections 65,000 et.seq.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this 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
consistent with the Criteria set forth in Sectin 1910 of the
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations; and
2. Vests City Manager with the responsibility, authority,
and means to:
a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request,
in delineating 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 concerning 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 neiglhboring 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 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 and/or mudslide area management measures.
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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 (includ-
ing 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 AND ADOPTED this 2nd
1974.
day of October
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk