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RESOLUTION N0. 9
Series of-19761
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION
IN THE FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM; AGREEING TO ENFORCE
CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION FROM
FLOOD AND MUD SLIDE HAZARDS; AUTHORIZING
THE TOWN MANAGER TO ASSIST THE FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION IN SAID PROGRAM; AND SETTING
FORTH DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO
WHEREAS, certain areas of the Town of Vail are
subject to periodic flooding and mudslides from streams
and run-off, causing serious damages to properties within
these areas; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Feder--
ally subsidized flood insurance as authorized by the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and
WHEREA5, it is the intent of the Town Council to
require the recognition and evaluation of flood and mudslide
hazards in all official actions relating to land use in the
flood plain and mudslide areas having special flood and mud-
slide hazards; and
WHEREA5, this body has the legal authority to adopt
land use and control measures to reduce future flood losses
pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Colorado and
the Charter of the Town of Vail;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT IT HEREBY:
1) Assures the Federal Insurance Administration
that it will enact as necessary, and maintain in force for
those areas having flood or mudslide hazards, adequate land
use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions
consistent with the Criteria set forth in Section 191Q of
the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations; and
2) Vests the Town Manager or his agents with the
responsibility, authority, and means to:
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a) Delineate or assist the Administrator,
at his request, in delineating the limits of the
areas having special flood and mudslide hazards
on available local maps of sufficient scale to
identify the location of building sites.
b} Provide such information as the Admin-
istrator may request concerning present uses and
occupancy of the flood plain and mudslide area.
c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local
agencies and private firms which undertake to
study, survey, map, and identify flood plain yr
mudslide areas, and cooperate with neighboring
communities with respect to management of adjoin-
ing flood plain and mudslide 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 develop-
ment and implementation of flood plain and mudslide
area management measures.
3) Appoints the Town Manager or his agents to main-
tain 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.
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INTRODUCED, READ, AND APPROVED THIS 1S.th
DAY OF JUNE, 1976.
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
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