Resolution No. 74-73 /d
CITY OFARD O
TIG , OREGON
ON
RESOLUTION No. 74-_22_
A RESOLUTION FOR MAKING APPLT4ATION FOR FLOOD INSURANCE FOR THE CITY OF TIGARD.
WHEREAS, certain areas of Tigard are subject to periodic flooding from
Fanno Creek and the Tualatin River 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 City Council to require the recognition and
evaluation of flood 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 O.R.S. Chapter 227.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tigard City Council hereby:
1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it has enacted, and
maintains 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 City Administrator 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 (and/or mudslide) hazards on
available local naps of sufficient scale to identify the location of building
sites.
(b) Provide such information as thn. Administrator may request concerning
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 rnighboring co.runities 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 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
(and/or mudslide area) management measures.
3. Appoints City Muilding Official 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. Agree^ to takt se.;h other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
PASSED this �3 day of •�1)o, 19 ./—
ATTEST;
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