HomeMy WebLinkAbout78-20 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 78-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPLYING FOR FLOOD INSURANCE AS
AUTHORIZED BY THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968.
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
are subject to periodic flooding, and/or mudslides, causing serious damage
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 1978;
and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this City Council to require the
recognition and evaluation of flood and mudslide 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 adopt land use
and control measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to Title 7 of the
California Government Code;
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 consistent with the Criteria set forth in Section 1910
of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations; and
2. Vests the City Manager of the City of Rancho Cucamonga 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 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 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 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 connnunity in the development and implementation
of flood plain and mudslide area management measures.
3. Appoints the City Manager of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
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.
Resolution No. 78-20
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4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED the 19th day of April, 1978.
ATTEST:
City Clerk