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RESOLUTION NO: I~ -7S
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
authorizing application to be made for participation in the National
Flood Insurance Program pursuant to the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 and as Amended by the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973, P. L. 93-234.
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WHEREAS, certain areas of Port Angeles are subj ect to periodic flooding
from streams and oceans, causing serious damages to properties within these areas;
and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally subsidized flood insur-
ance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this City 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 areas having special flood hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control
measures to reduce fu!ure flood losses pursuant to RCW 35A.ll.020;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Port Angeles 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 con-
sistent with the Criteria set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood Insurance
Program Regulations; and
2. Vests City Manager with the responsibility, authority, and means to:
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(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request, in delineating
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 concem-
ing 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 and/or mudslide areas in order to prevent aggravation of existing hazards.
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(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.
3. Appoints Building Inspector 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 I the elevation of the floor immediately above must also be recorded.
4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably neces-
sary to carry out the obj ectives of the program.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles this 1& ~ day
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C. Vernon Basom, Mayor
Attest:
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