HomeMy WebLinkAbout1641 RESOLUTION NO. 1641
A Resolution recognizing that certain areas of Bremerton
are subject to periodic flooding and showing the intent of
Bremerton to review Land Use Decisions in light of this
flood hazard and further appointing certain departments with
the responsibility and authority to ensure the fulfillment
of the intent and requirements of the National Flood Insurance
Program.
WHEREAS, certain areas of Bremerton are subject to periodic flooding
from the waters of Puget Sound, rivers and minor streams, 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 prone 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 Article X and
Article XI Sections 10 and 11 of the Washington State Constitution, Article
III of the Bremerton City Charter and Section 7 of City of Bremerton
Ordinance 2678.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Council hereby:
1. Assures 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 Section 1910 of the
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations; and
2. Vests the Planning Department 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 prone areas.
(.c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and
private firms which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify flood prone
areas, and cooperate with neighboring cor, nnunities with respect to management
of adjoining flood prone 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
management measures.
3. Appoints the Building Department in cooperation with
the Engineering Department 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. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by
the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such adoption
this 30th day of APRIL, 1975.
GLENN K. JARSTAD, MAYOR
G.C. YEADON, SR., CITY CLERk