R-168 - 12/10/1974 - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT - Resolutions-"W-
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APPLICATION FOR FLOOb INSURANCE
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, certain areas of the,Village of Oak Brook are subject
to periodic flooding from Ginger Creek and Salt Creek and their
tributaries, causing serious damages to properties within these areas;
and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally subsidized
flood insurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the President and Board of Trustees
to require the recognition and evaluation of flood hazards in all
official actions relating to land use in the flood plain areas having
special flood hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use
and control measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to
Chapter 24, Section ll -13 -1 et seq., Chapter 24, Section 11 -110 -1
at seq. of the Illinois Revised Statutes 1973.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and Board of
Trustees 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 Program Regulations;
and
2. Vests the Village Engineer under the direction of the
Village Manager, 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 location
of building sites.
(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 community's
initial eligibility an annual report to the Administrator on the
progress made during the past year within the community in the
development and implementation of flood plain management measures.
3. Appoints the Building Commissioner under the direction of
the Village Manager, 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 reason-
ably necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
SEE ALSO: APPROVED-
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