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RESOLUTION 74-68
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ASSURING
THE FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION THAT THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS WILL ENACT AS NECESSARY AND MAIN-
TAIN IN FORCE ADEQUATE LAND USE AND CONTROL MEASURES
WITH EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS CONSISTENT
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSUR-
ANCE PROGRAM REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Fort Collins are
su b3ect to periodic flooding or mudslides from streams
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 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 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
WHEREAS, the City Council has the legal authority to
adopt land use control measures to reduce future flood loses
pursuant to Article 20 of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado and the Charter of the City of Fort Collins,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS, that the City Council hereby assures
the Federal Insurance Administration that it takes the
following legislative action
(1) The Director of the Department of Community Develop-
ment is hereby appointed 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 mudslide 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 mudslide area
(c) Maintain for public inspection and furnishing
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
(d) Cooperate with federal, state and local
agencies and private firms which undertake to study, survey,
map and identify flood plain or mudslide areas, and cooperate
with neighboring communities in respect to management of
adjoining flood plain and/or mudslide areas in order to
prevent aggravation of existing hazards
(e) Submit on the anniversary date of this City' s
initial eligibility an annual report to the Administrator on
the progress made during the past year within the City in
the development and implementation of flood plain and/or
mudslide area management measures
(2) Take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby
appoints the Department of Community Development with the
overall responsibility, authority and means to implement all
commitments made herein
PASSED AND ADOPTED at an adjourned meeting of the City
Council held this llth day of July, A D 1974
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ATTEST Assistant Mayor
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City Cler
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