HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-01-24 - RESOLUTIONS - FLOOD INSURANCE (2)RESOLUTION NO. 89-11
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 City Building Code which is the 1987 Edition
of Los Angeles County Building Code, Title 2'6, adopted by
the City by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City
Council of the City of Santa Clarita hereby:
Section 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 44 CFR
Section 59, et seq. of the National Flood Insurance Program
Regulations; and
Section 2. Vests the Director of Public Works with
the responsibility, authority, and means to:
(a) Assist the Administration 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
Administration may request concerning present uses and
occupancy of the flooplain, 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
Administration on the progress made during the past year
within the community in the development and implementation
of floodplain management measures.
(e) Uponoccurrence, notify the
Administration 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 the 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 floodplain
management regulatory authority.
Section 3. Appoints the Director of Public Works to
maintain for public inspection and to furnish upon request,
for the determination of the 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;
Section 4. Agrees
action as may be reasonably
objectives of the program.
to take such other official
necessary to carry out the
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of
January, 1989.
ZTAn Heidt
ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
BY CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, George Caravalho, City Clerk of the City of
Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the attached copy of
Resolution No. 81)-11 (amended January 243 1989) is a
complete and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 89-
1 (amended January 24j. 1989) now on file in my office and
as adopted by the City Council at the City Council meeting
of January 24, 1989.
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