Res 1479 11/20/1973RESOLUTION NO. /477
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, certain areas of Wichita Falls are subject to periodic
flooding from the Wichita River and Holliday Creek, 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 the Board of Aldermen to require the
recognition 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 Article 11, Section 5 of the
Texas Constitution and Article 1175 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1. Assurance is given 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. The Planning Division is vested 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.
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 community's initial eligi-
bility an annual report to the Administrator on the progress made during the past
year within the community in the development and implementation of flood plain
management measures.
3. The Building Inspection Department is appointed 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. It is agreed that the City will take such other official action as
may be mutually agreeable to the City and the.Administrator and be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program within the financial capa-
bilities of the City.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 20th day of November 1973.
MAYOR
ATTEST: I
OF
CITY CLERK