HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 11,675RESOLUTION NO. 11,675
RESOLUTION FOR FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS the City has been participating in the
Federal Flood Insurance Program since 1972 and it is
imperative that this participation be continued; and
WHEREAS the City has appealed the Flood Hazard
Boundary Maps prepared by the Flood Insurance Administration
because of gross inaccuracies; and
WHEREAS the County of San Diego and various cities
within the County of San Diego have Flood Plain Mapping
Programs and important rivers and streams are being and
have been accurately mapped; and
WHEREAS there exists a City -County Ad Hoc Com-
mittee that is coordinating the Flood Plain Mapping Program,
and the members are experiencing considerable difficulty
with the less accurate maps being prepared by the Flood
Insurance Administration; and
WHEREAS under the Federal Insurance Program the
cities and the County will be required to enforce certain
land use regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that National City
hereby recommends that maps of sufficient accuracy to allow
proper flood plain management by the City be utilized and
that only one official set of maps be approved by all
agencies involved;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City hereby
recommends that 200 feet to the inch scale, orthophoto
maps with accurate topography be utilized in National City
by the Federal Insurance Administration for their Flood
Hazard Boundary Maps, Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Floodway
Maps.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of January, 1975.