HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-75-03 Subsidized Flood Ins. W~IERE~S, cer'~tain areas ·of tke iCity .of Sebastian, Flerida,
are Subject ~to periQdic flooding causing serious damages to
properties within these ··areas.; and
WHEREAS, ~rel'ief is ~available in the. iform of Federally
Subsidized flood insurance as authorized bY .the·· National Flood
Insurance· Actl of 19·6·8 ~. and
WHEREAS, it lis ~the '.intent. '.of this City Council
quire· ·.the· recognition and evaluation of flood hazards 'in. all
official actions relating to land use· ~in the iflood plain areas ·
having speCial 'flood hazards ;'
NOW',. THEREFORE.,'. BE IT RESOLVE~ that '.the'. 'CITY OF SEBASTIAN,
FLORIDA, BY AND. TH/tO.UGH ~ITS 'CI. TY COiUNCIL, .her]eby:
1.' Assures the. Federal Insurance Administration
will 'enact ~as ~neclessa'ry ,. .and maintain in force ·for tho.se ~areas
having flood hazard-s.,' adequate '.land use '.and contr.ol measures with
effec%ive~ '.enforcement provisions consistent with ithe. '.Crliterlia. set
forth .in Sectlion 1910 iof ~the National. Flood Insurance ~Pr0gram
Regulat ions.;~ and.
2.~ Ves.t's F. EUGENE. iCRAGG,: Mayor of the'. City~ of Sebastian,.
Florida, and hiS~ 'succeSsors -in. office,i with '~the responsibility,
authorit~ and means to:
(_a) Delineate or assist ~the Administrator, at his re-'
quest',i in delineating .the. limits ~of the .areas having special flood
hazards 'on available local maps. ~of sufficient iscale '.to identify
the location of building sites.'
[b.)i Provide 'Such information as ~the Administrator may
request ~concerning present .uses· and occupancy of the flood plain
areas.
· ~c.) Cooperate with 'Federal, State and local agencies and
private firms which Unde~take '.to study,, survey·,, map, and identify .
flood plain areas,· and cooperate with neighboring communities.'
with reSpec.tl 'to' management of adjoining flo'od plain '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
Pr0gre.Ss made '.during the Past ~year within the '.community .in the
deVelOpment '.and. implementati~on o f flood plain area management ~
measures.'
3,' Appoints F. EUGENE CRAGG,~ Mayor of the City. of Sebastian.,.
Florida, and his successors 'in office,~ .to maintain for public in,
Spection and to~ furnish iupon .request a reCord of 'eleVations (in
relation to mean sea leV.ell)' of thel loweSt floor .(inclUding base'-'.
ment)~ of ~all 'ne~ or substantially improved, structures, located in
the special flood hazard areas.' If the loweSt ~floor is belOw .grade .
on one or more Sides,~ tke elleVation of the floor immediately above
must ~also~ be recorded.
4. Agrees. to' take. Suchl Other. official ~action as may be.
reasonably necessary to~ carry .out ~the obj.eCtiveS 'of the Program.
ATTE.ST :,
The foregoing Resolution was duly pass'ed and adopted by
the'..City Council 'of the'..City of Sebastian, Florida, ~this "'2 ~7~.
day of' ~>~ . ~ ,. 197~5..
City. Cl.er~