HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 84-009 Management of floodplain activitiesMODEL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1
RESOLUTION NO. 84-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE (~]~XX, TOWN) OF
MARANA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RETAINING
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF
FLOODPLAIN ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE FUTURE
FLOOD LOSSES PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL
FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968 AND TITLE 4~
CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 4 OF THE ARIZONA
REVISED STATUTES AND AMENDMENTS THERETO;
AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, certain areas of the (~f~, Town) of M~r~na ...
are subject to periodic flooding from streams and rivers causing
serious damages to properties within these areas;
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Council to require the
recognition and evaluation of flood hazards in all official act-
ions relating to land use in the floodplain areas having special
flood hazards; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of flood insurance
as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt and
PASSED,
the (~X~, Town)
1984.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of
County, Arizona, this 11th day of June
MAYOR
(SEAL)
APPROVED A~ TO FORM:
~-.t'"~ity Atto~y
REVIEWED BY:
City Manager
the limits of areas having special flood hazards on available
local maps of sufficient scale to identify the location of
building sites; (b) provide such information as the Federal
Insurance Administrator may request concerning present uses and
occupany of the floodplain; (c) cooperate with Federal, State
and local agencies and private firms which undertake to study,
survey, map and identify floodplain areas, and cooperate with
neighboring communities with respect to management of adjoining
floodplain areas in order to prevent aggravation of existing
hazards; and (d) Submit an annual report to the Federal Insur-
ance Administrator on the progress made during the past year
within the community in the development and implementation of
floodplain management measures.
SECTION 3. That the duly appointed Floodplain Adminis-
trator, or his authorized representative, is hereby appointed
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