HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 123CITY OF MEDINA
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Medina, Washington,
providing for the availability of federally subsidized flood
insurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968.
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Medina are subject to
periodic flooding, causing serious damage to property within
these areas; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council of the City
of Medina to require the recognition and evaluation of flood
hazards in all official actions relating to land use and 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 R.C.W. 19.27.040;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Medina, Washington:
1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it
will enact as necessary, and maintain in farce -for those areas- V
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 City Manager of the City of Medina with the
responsibility, authority and reans to:
(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request,
in delineating the limits of the areas having special flood
hazards on available local m�_os 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.
(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
or 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 community in the
development and implementation of flood plain management measures.
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3. Appoints the City Clerk of the City of Medina to maintain
for public inspection and to furnish upon request a record of
available elevations (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest
floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved
structures located within 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.
THIS RESOLUTION adopted this 14th day of April, 1975.
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