CC RES 1974-035 RESOLUTION NO. 74-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES EXPRESSING REQUEST AND ASSURANCES
FOR FLOOD AND LANDSLIDE INSURANCE UNDER
THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes are subject to
periodic mudslides 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 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 Section 308 of the City
Building Code and Section 158 of the Subdivision Ordinance;
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 Section 1910 of the
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations; and =)
2. Vests the City Engineer with the responsibility, authority, and means
to:
(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request, in delineat-
ing 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 concern-
ing 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 neighboring 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 eligi-
bility 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.
3. Appoints the City Engineer 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.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of May, 1974.
MAYO '
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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