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RESOLUTION NO. 88-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA APPLYING FOR FLOOD INSURANCE
WHEREAS, certain areas of Santa Clarita 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 the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita 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; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use
and control measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as modified by the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Santa Clarita 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 60.3
of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations; and
2. Vests the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
with the responsibility, authority, and means to:
(a) Assist the City Manager at his request, in his
delineation of the limits of the area having special flood,
mudslide (i.e., mudflow), or flood -related erosion hazards.
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(b) Provide such information as the City Manager 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 floodplain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow), or flood -related
erosion areas, and cooperate with neighboring communities with
respect to management of adjoining floodplain, 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 City Manager 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 City Manager in writing
�— whenever the boundaries of the community have been modified by
annexation or the community has otherwise assumed or no 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.
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3. Appoints the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
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 level) to which the structure
was floodproofed;
4. Agreed to take such other official action as may be
reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14tday of April, 1988.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Howard P. "Buck" McKeon
Mayor
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