HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-007 Flood Related Erosion CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
RESOLUTION No. 7 - 2 0 01
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Chubbuck are subject to periodic flooding,
mudslides ( i.e., mudflows), or flood-related erosion, 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 Council to require the recognition and evaluation of
flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow), or flood-related erosion hazards in all official actions relating to
land use in areas having these hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control measures to
reduce future flood losses pursuant to Idaho,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Chubbuck hereby:
1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will enact as necessary, and
maintain in force in those areas having flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow), or flood-related erosion
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 Chubbuck Building Official with the responsibility, authority, and means to:
(a) Assist the Administrator, at his request, in his delineation of the limits of the area
having special flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow), or flood-related erosion hazards.
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(b) Provide such information as the Administrator may request concerning present
uses and occupancy of the floodplain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) or flood-related erosion
areas.
(c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and private firms which
undertake to study, survey, map and identify floodplain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow), or
flood-related erosion areas, and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to
management of adjoining floodplain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and/or flood-related erosion
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 floodplain management measures.
(e) Upon occurrence, notify the Administrator in writing whenever the boundaries of
the community have been modified by annexation or the community has otherwise
assumed or no longer has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management
regulations for a particular area. In order that all Flood Hazard Boundary Maps and
Flood Insurance Rate Maps accurately represent the community's boundaries, include
within such notification a copy of a map of the community suitable for reproduction,
clearly delineating the new corporate limits or new area for which the community has
assumed or relinquished floodplain management regulatory authority.
3. Appoints the Chubbuck Building Official and the City Clerk to maintain for public
inspection and to furnish upon request, for the determination of applicable flood insurance risk
premium rates within all areas having special flood hazards identified on a Flood Hazard
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Boundary Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map, any certificates of flood-proofing, and information
on the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the level of the lowest habitable floor (including
basement if habitable) of all new or substantially improved structures, and include whether or not
such structures contain a basement, and if the structure has been flood proofed the elevation (in
relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was flood proofed;
4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out
the objectives of the program.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR ON NOVEMBER1,3TH.
2001.
/John O Cotant, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk
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