Resolution 295A
RESOLUTION NO. 295
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, STATING-.THE INTENT
• OF SAID CITY TO COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL INSURANCE
ADMINISTRATION, TO QUALIFY AREAS WITHIN SAID CITY
FOR FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED FLOOD INSURANCE AS AUTHORIZED
BY THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968.
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Edmonds, Washington,
are subject to periodic flooding and /or mud slides from the tidal
actions of Puget Sound, ground water, streams and lakes, causing
serious damage 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 the City Council of the City of
Edmonds, Washington, to require the recognition and evaluation of
flood and /or mud slide hazards in all official actions relating to
land use in the flood plains and /or mud slide areas having special
flood and /or mud slide hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use
and control measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to
Revised Code of Washington, Title 35A;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDMONDS, SAID CITY HEREBY:
1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it
• will enact as necessary and maintain in force for those areas
having flood or mud slide 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
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2. Vests the City Engineer of the City of Edmonds, Washington,
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 mud slide 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 and /or mud slide area;
C. Cooperate with Federal, State, and Local agencies
and private firms which undertake to study, survey, map, and
identify flood plain or mud slide areas, and cooperate with
neighboring communities with respect to management adjoining
flood plain and /or mud slide areas in order to prevent aggravation
of existing hazards;
d. Submit, on the anniversary date of the community's
initial eligibility, ari 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 mud slide
area management measures.
3. Appoint the City Engineer of the City of Edmonds,
Washington, to maintain, for public inspection, and to furnish
upon request, a record of elevation, in relation to mean sea
level, of the lowest floor, including basement, of all newly 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.
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4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be
reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
• RESOLVED this 26th day of March , 1974.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: March 26, 1974
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 3/15/74
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