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RESOLUTION NO. 71-19
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING A POSITIVE INTEREST IN SECURING
FLOOD INSURANCE UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM, AND REQUESTING THE FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINIS-
TRATOR TO DECLARE THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS,
ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills is a political sub-
division of the State of Texas referred to in Article 8280-13, Vernon's
Revised Civil Statutes (Texas); and
WHEREAS, political subdivisions of the State of Texas are
authorized by Article 8280-13, Vernon's Revised Civil Statutes (Texas) to
take all necessary and reasonable actions to comply with the requirements
and criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program; and
WHEREAS, the geographical area under the jurisdiction of the
City of North Richland Hills has suffered damage from floods from Big
Fossil Creek, Walker Creek and Calloway Creek; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of North Richland Hills are
desirous of obtaining insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance
Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills has adopted flood plain
regulatory measures, to-wit:
Zoning Ordinance No. 179
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
THAT the City of North Richland Hills recognizes a public need
for flood insurance and hereby evidences a positive interest in securing
flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program; and
THAT the City of North Richland Hills will cooperate with the
Federal, State, and local agencies which undertake to study, survey, map,
and identify flood-prone areas, and to identify and evaluate local flood
hazards, all within the boundaries of the City; and
THAT the City of North Richland Hills will adopt by December 31,
1971, land use and control measures, with effective enforcement measures,
which are consistent with such criteria for land management and use as may
be developed by the Federal Insurance Administrator; and
THAT the City of North Richland Hills will apply and enforce such
land use and control measures commencing as soon as the necessary technical
information on floodways and controlling flood elevations becomes available;
and
THAT the City Manager is authorized and directed to submit to the
Federal Insurance Administrator, with the necessary supporting documentation,
an application for the establishment of premium rates and the declaration
of eligibility of the City of North Richland Hills for flood insurance
coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of December
, 1971.
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