RE 05-13-75 (2)
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RESOL UTION
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Coppell are subject to periodic
flooding from streams or rivers, 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 recog-
nition 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 Section lOll(a)
Vernon1s Annotated Civil Statutes, and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Coppell hereby:
1. As sures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will enact
as necessary, and maintain in force for those areas having flood hazards,
adequate land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions
consistent with the Criteria set forth in Sectiotl 1910 of the National Flood
Insurance Program Regulations, and;
2. Vests the Building Official 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 hazards on available
local maps 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 area.
(c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and private
firms which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify flood plain areas,
and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to management of
adjoining flood plain areas in order to prevent aggravation of existing hazards.
(d) Submit on the anniversary date of the community1s initial
eligibility an annual report to the Administrator on the progres s made during
the past year within the community in the development and implementation of
flood plain area management measures.
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3. Appoints Building 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 imm-
ediately 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.
PASSED AND APPROVED this /376 day of
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, 1975.
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ulen A. Scott, Mayor
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