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Home My Public Portal About77-117RESOLUTION NO. 77-117 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON ESTABLISHING STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR FLOOD PLAINS MANAGEMENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES HEREBY FIND AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: ' Section 1. The City Council hereby finds that certain areas within the City of Carson have been designated by the Federal Insurance Administration on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map as special flood hazard areas, and therefore, it is necessary for the protection of the property and residents within said areas and for the prevention of'future flood damageto establish standards and criteria for the administration of flood plains management. Section 2. The following standards and criteria for flood plains management shall apply to all areas within the City of Carson, identified by the Federal Insurance Administration on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map as flood plain areas having special flood hazards("flood areas"): 1. Permits shall be required for all proposed construction and other developments, including the placement of mobile homes, within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson; 2. All proposed developments within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson shall be reviewed by the Community Develop- ment Director to insure that all necessary permits have been received from those governmental agencies from which approval is required by federal or state law, including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C.7334; 3. All permit applications within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson shall be reviewed by the Community Development Director to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. All new construction and substantial improvements (including the placement of pre -fabricated buildings and mobile homes) within said areas shall (a) be designed (or modified) and adequately anchored to prevent or minimize floatation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure, (b) be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage, and (c) be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage; 4. All subdivision proposals and other proposed new developments within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson, shall be reviewed by the Community Development Director to determine whether such proposals would be reasonably safe from flooding and to assure that (a) all such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage within the flood prone area, (b) all public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas electrical, and water systems, are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage, and (c) adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood ' hazards; 5. All new and replacement water supply systems within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson shall be reviewed by the Public Works Director to insure that such systems are designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood water into the systems; Res. No. 77-117/Page 2 of 3 6. All new and replacement sanitary sewage systems and on-site waste disposal systems within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson shall be reviewed by the Public Works Director to assure that such sanitary sewage systems are designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems, and dis- charges from the systems into flood waters, and to insure that all such on-site waste disposal systems are located in such a manner to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during ' flooding. 7. All subdivision proposals and other proposed new developments greater than fifty (50) lots or five (5) acres, whichever is the lesser, shall be required to include within such proposals, base flood elevation data; 8. Any base flood elevation data available from a Federal, State, or other source, including any such data provided to the City of Carson, by the Federal Insurance Administration Administrator shall be obtained, reviewed, and reasonably utilized by the Public Works Director, as criteria for requiring that (1) all new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the base flood level and (2) all new construction and substantial improvements of non- residential structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated or flood proofed to or above the base flood level; 9. For the purpose of the determination of applicable flood insurance premium rates within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson, the City of Carson Community Development Director shall (a) obtain the elevation (in relation to mean sealevel) of the lowest havitable floor (including basement) of all new and substantially improved structures, and whether or not such structures contain ' basements, (b) obtain, if the structure has been flood proofed, the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was flood proofed, and (c) maintain a record of all such information. 10. The City of Carson Community Development Director shall notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the State Coordinating Office prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and shall submit copies of said notifications to the Administrator of the Federal Insurance Administration; 11. The City of Carson Community Development Director shall assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portions of any watercourse is maintained; 12. All mobile homes to be placed within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson shall be reviewed by the Community Development Director to assure that said mobile homes are anchored to resist floatation, collapse, or lateral movement by providing over the top and frame ties to ground anchors.- Specifically (a) over the top ties shall be provided at each of the four corners of the mobile home, with two additional ties per side at intermediate locations and mobile homes less than fifty feet long requiring one additional tie per side, (b) frame ties shall be provided at each corner of the mobile home, with five additional ties per side at intermediate points and mobile homes less than fifty feet long requiring four additional ties per side, (c) all components of the anchoring system be capable of carrying a force of 4800 pounds, and (d) any additions to any mobile home shall be similarly anchored. 13. An evacuation plan indicating alternate vehicular access and escape routes formobilehome parks and mobile home subdivisions located within those areas designated as Zone A on the official Flood Hazard Boundary Map of the City of Carson shall be filed by the Community Development Director with the appropriate Disaster Preparedness Authorities. D 11 Res. No. 77-117/Rage 3 of Section 3. Within all flood areas, the standards and criteria set Orth herein shall take precedence over any less restrictive conflicting local laws, ordinance, or codes. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 20th day of June 1 19 AT'TES l : STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF CARSON ) 1, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 77-117, was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 20th day of June 1977, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bridgers, Marbut, Smith, Colas & Yamamoto NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 44 0 i. - /, cl�/' a a % A n 9-1. City Clerk, City of arson, 1ffornia CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF CARSON ) 1, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 77-117, was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 20th day of June 1977, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bridgers, Marbut, Smith, Colas & Yamamoto NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 44 0 i. - /, cl�/' a a % A n 9-1. City Clerk, City of arson, 1ffornia