HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 007-1971RESOLUTION NO. 7-71
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
TO QUALIFY BURLINGAME FOR FEDERAL FLOOD
AND MUDSLIDE INSURANCE
WHEREAS, the Burlingame City Council believes that
flood and mudslide insurance would be greatly beneficial to
residents within our city; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of flood insurance
as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as
amended; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Council to comply with
land use and management criteria regulations as required in
said act; and
WHEREAS, it is also the intent of this Council to recognize
and duly evaluate flood hazards in all official actions relating
to Land use in the flood plain areas having special flood
hazards; and
WHEREAS, the Code Citations of any State enabling legisla-
tion and any resulting county or city ordinance ordinance that
authorizes this city to adopt land use and control measures are
attached hereto as Exhibit A;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Council hereby
assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will take
legislative action as follows:
1. Enact by December 31, 1971, and maintain in force for
those areas, adequate Land use and control measures with
effective enforcement provisions consistent with the
criteria set forth in Subpart A of Section 1910 of the
National Flood Insurance Regulations; and
2. If necessary, seek State enabling legislation conferri
authority to enact land use and control measures designed
to reduce the exposure of property to flood loss; and
3. Take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program. Such
actions will include but not be limited to:
a. Assisting the Federal Insurance Administrator,
at his request, in delineating the limits of the flood
plain having special flood hazard on available local
maps of sufficient scale to identify the Location of
the building sites.
b. After flood insurance is made available, furnish-
ing representatives of the National Flood Insurers
Association (also appropriate Federal or State agen-
cies, upon request) information concerning new or
substantially improved structures within the area of
special flood hazard. This information will include
flood elevations and, if there is a basement, the
distance between the first floor and the bottom of
the lowest opening where water flowing on the ground
will enter.
C. Cooperating with Federal, State and local agencies
which undertake to study, survey, map and identify
flood -prone areas as well as cooperating with neigh-
boring jurisdictions with respect to adjoining flood
plains in order to prevent aggravation of the flooding
problem.
d. Providing the name of the individual and the
office that will be responsible for furnishing the
first floor elevation information.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council hereby appoints
with the responsibility, authority and means to implement the
commitment made herein the City Engineer, George Marr.
Mayor
I, Herebert K. White, City Clerk of the City of
Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 16th day of Pebruary 1971,
and adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen 4mstrup, Crosby, Johnson, Mangini,Nlart
NOES: Councilmen None
Absent Councilmen None
City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
Citation of Legal Authority of Burlingame,. California,
necessary for State and local actions.
(1) California Constitution, Article 11, Section 11,
entitled: "Police Power of Counties, Cities and
Townships",
(2) The Subdivision Map Act, California Business and
Professions Code, Sections 11,500 et seq;
(3) The Planning and Zoning Law, California Government
Code, Sections 65,000 et seq., with particular
reference to Section 65,090 - 65,715 (Local Planning)
and Sections 65,800 - 65,899 (Zoning Regulations).
(4) State Housing Law, California Health and Safety Code,
Sections 17,910 et seq., with particular reference
to Section 17,922 et seq., entitled: "Adoption of
Rules and Regulations, Provisions imposing require-
ments contained in Uniform Code, geographic, typo-
graphic, and climatic conditions requirements
reserved to Local conditions."