HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1975-10RESOLUTION NO. 75-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA~ OUTLINING THE PROCEDURES TO
BE FOLLOWED IN COOPERATION WITH THE FEDERAL
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING FLOOD
INSURANCE FOR AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Lake Elsinore may
be subject to periodic flooding from streams or lakes causing 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
recoqnition and evaluation of flood hazards in all official actions
relating to land use in the flood plain areas having special flood
hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adgpt '
land use and control measures to reduce future flood losses pur-
suant to
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Council hereby:
1. Assures the Eederal Insurance Administration that it
will enact as necessary, and maintain in force for those areas having
flood 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 Director of Building and Safety 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
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 occupaney 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 and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to
management of adjoining flood plain areas in order to prevent aggra-
vation of existing hazards.
(d) Submit on the anniversary date of the Com-
munity'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 Director of Building and Safety 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.
ADOPTED this 3rd day of March ~
1975.
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Mayo of the City of Lake inore
Attest:
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City Clerk of Lake Elsinore