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· COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421
RESOLUTION #74-20
SETTING FORTH PROCEDURES FOR FLOOD INSURANCE IN
MINNESOTA FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CiTY OF COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Columbia Helghts are
subject to periodic flooding causing serious damages to properties
within the low lyi.ng areas of the 'City; and
WHEREA~ ,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 City Council to comply with
land use and management criteria Eegulations as required in said act; and
WHEREAS, it is also the intent of this City Council to
recognize and duly evaluate flood hazards in all official actions
relating to land use in the low lyi,ng flood plain areas having special
flood 'hazards; and
WHEREAS, the Code Citations of State enabling l.egislation
and of any resulti.ng .]ocai ordinance that authorizes this City of
Columbia Heights to adopt land use and control measures are: Minn.
statutes SeCtions 394.01.et seq and 505.09 to 505.13 (counties); Minn.
Statutes 462.351 - 462.36~-(cities, viliages~ boroughs); Minn. Statutes
C. 104. (Flood Plain Management Act): etc.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That This City Council hereby:
(1) Assures 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 Pr.ogram Regulations; and
(2) Vests the Public Works Director 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 loc ation of
building sites.
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(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 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 management measures.
(3) Appoints the Public Works Director 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) Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
Passed this 9 day of April , 1974.
Offered by: Norberg
Seconded by: Logacz
Roll Call: All ayes
Secretary"
Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor