1465 RES CERTAIN AREAS OF COP ARE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC FLOODING AND/OR MUDSLIDESR FSOLUTION NO. 1465
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Paris are subject
to periodic flooding and/or mudslides from Big Sandy Creek,
Pine Creek and Auds Creek, causing serious damage to resi-
dential properties within these areas; and,
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of flood insur-
ance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
as amended; and,
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council of the City
of Paris, Paris, Texas, to comply with land use and management
criteria regulations as required in said act; and,
WHEREAS, it is also the intent of the City Council of the
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, to recognize and duly evaluate
flood and/or mudslide hazards in all official actions relating
to land use in the flood plain and/or mudslide areas having
special flood and/or mudslide hazards; and,
WHERFAS, Article 8280-13, Vernon's Annotated Texas
Statutes, authorizes political subdivisions to adopt land use
and control measures to comply with the requirementsand cri-
teria of the National Flood Insurance Program; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RFSOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, That it hereby assures the Federal Insurance
Administration that it will take legislative action as follows:
(1) Adopt and maintain in force for areas having special
flood and/or mudslide hazards adequate land use and control
measures with effective enforcement provisions consistent with
the criteria set forth in Part 1910 of the National Flood
Insurance Regulations.
(2) Take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program. Such ac-
tions will include but not be limited to:
(a) Delineating or assisting the Administrator, at
his request, in delineating the limits of the areas having spe-
cial flood and/or mudslide hazards on available local maps of
sufficient scale to identify the location of building sites.
(b) Providing such information as the Administrator
may request concerning present uses and occupancy of the flood
plain an d/or mudslide area.
(c) Maintaining for public inspection and furnish-
ing upon request, with respect to each area having special
flood hazards, information on elevations (in relation to mean
sea level) of the lowest floors of all new or substantially
improved structures and, where there is a basement, the dis-
tance between the first floor and the bottom of the lowest
opening where water flowing on the ground will enter; and,
(d) Providing the name of the individual and the
office that will be responsible for furnishing the first
f'loor elevation information.
(e) Cooperating with Federal,
agencies and private firms which undertak,
map, and identify flood plain or mudslide
with neighboring communities with respect
joining flood plain and/or mudslide areas
aggravation of existing hazards.
State, and local
a to study, survey,
areas, and cooperate
to management of ad-
in order to prevent
BE IT KESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, That C. L. Walker, City Manager, is hereby
ordered and directed to 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
plain and/or mudslide area management measures and to implement
all other commitments made herein.
Passed and adopted this 13th day of December, 1971.
ATTEST ;
H:" C. reene, City Clerk
APP S FORM :
T. K. Hayne City Attorney