HomeMy WebLinkAbout20- Public Works � r CITY OF SAN (BERN DINO REQUEST P .1 COUNCIL ACTION File No. 4.91 Ordinance Amending Chapter 15. 72 From: ROGER G. HARDGRAVE Subject: of the San Bernardino Municipal Dept: Public Works/Engineering Code Flood Control Measures Date: 8-23--94 Synopsis of Previous Council action: 10-05-78 - Adopted Ordinance No. 3763 establishing Flood Control Measures for the City of San Bernardino, pursuant to Article XI , Section 7 of the State Constitution, codified as Chapter 15 . 72 . 05-13-85 - Adopted ordinance MC-460 amending Chapter 15 . 72 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code. 06-07-88 - Adopted Ordinance No. MC-626 amending Chapter 15 . 72 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code to bring the City' s Flood Hazard Ordinance into compliance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations. Recommended motion- That further reading of the ordinance be waived and that it be laid over for final adoption. i cc- Shauna Clark Jim Penman ADMIN.. OFFICa 23 AUG W, 3: 4 9 S i re Contact person: Roger G. Hardgrave Phone: 5025 Staff Report, Exhibit "A" Supporting data attached: and Ordinance Ward:_ All FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Source: (Acct. No.) _(Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 Auenda Item Nn 'V�O CITY OF SAN BERN[ ZDINO - REQUEST F( Z COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT On April 19, 1994 , representatives of the California Department of Water Resources conducted a Community Assistance Visit meeting with Public Works Staff. A letter (See Exhibit "A") was provided detailing the visit. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is responsible for assisting communities at the local level in understanding their responsibilities under the National Flood Insurance Program, and to assure compliance with regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) . Flood insurance is available in communities that maintain com- pliance with FEMA regulations; however, it can be withheld from communities which are found to be seriously out of compliance. Chapter 15 . 72 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code regulates new construction in areas subject to flooding as defined on the Federal Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) which are published and periodically updated by FEMA. The current language in Chapter 15 . 72 refers to FIRM Maps dated January, 1979 . Repre- sentatives of DWR have noted this reference as a minor deficiency and indicated that this date needs to be changed to the latest edition of the FIRM Maps. Another reference to the Flood Plain Overlay Program is contained in Chapter 19 . 16 . 030 of the Development Code. This section will also need to be revised. An ordinance revising the Development Code Chapter 19 . 16. 030 (Flood Plain Overlay) is being processed through the Planning Commission. The requested amendment to Municipal Code Chapter 15. 72 is a routine update to coordinate with recent changes to the FIRM Maps; therefore, we recommend that the attached ordinance be approved. This amendment will avoid the necessity to change the date whenever the FIRM Maps are updated. Revised 7-13-94 '5-0264 J F A THE RESOURCES AGEN-f PETE WILSON, Governor OF WATER RESOURCES 9-9068 _ MAY 12 B94 Honorable Tom Minor Mayor of the City of San Bernardino 300 North "D" Street San Bernardino, California 92418-0001 Dear Mayor Minor: Thank you for the cooperation and courtesy extended to Bill Hom during the Community Assistance Visit meeting with your city on Tuesday, April 19, 1994. We hope this meeting was as useful and informative for your staff as it was for our agency. Important aspects of the CAV are establishment of a thorough understanding of a community's responsibilities in the National Flood Insurance Program and provision of any assistance that may be required. To determine the needs of the community, the local floodplain management regulations and enforcement practices were reviewed. A copy of the findings of that review is enclosed. As stated in the enclosed report, your city needs to update the current floodplain management ordinance and mail a copy to this office by August 31 1994 No other violations were identified. On behalf of FEMA, I wish to commend your staff for their excellent work in implementing the NFIP. If you need further information or assistance, please contact me at (818) 543-4610 or have your staff contact Bill Hom at (818) 543-4600, extension 300. Sincerely, Charles R. White, Chief Southern District Enclosure F�cN/R/T uen 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 15. 72 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING -TO FLOOD 3 CONTROL MEASURES. 4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 5 SECTION 1 . Chapter 15. 72. 060, Section B, of the San 6 Bernardino Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: 7 8 B. Basis for establishing the areas of special flood 9 hazard. The areas of special flood hazard, areas of flood- 10 related erosion hazards and areas of mud slide (i.e. , mud flow) 11 hazards identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or 12 the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engi- 13 neering report entitled, 'Flood Insurance Study for City of San 14 Bernardino, ' latest edition, with an accompanying Flood Insurance 15 Rate Map, also latest edition, is hereby adopted by reference and 16 declared to be a part of this chapter. This Flood Insurance 17 Study is the minimum area of applicability of this chapter and 18 may be supplemented by studies for other areas which allow 19 implementation of this chapter and which are recommended to the 20 Mayor and Common Council by the City Engineer. " 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7-13-94 ORD: AMENDING SECTION "B" OF CHAPTER 15. 72 . 060 OF SBMC RELATING TO FLOG- CONTROL MEASURES. 1 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 2 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 3 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the 4 day of 1994 , by the following vote, to-wit: 5 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT 6 NEGRETE 7 CURLIN 8 HERNANDEZ 9 OBERHELMAN 10 DEVLIN 11 POPE-LUDLAM 12 MILLER 13 14 15 Rachel Clark, City Clerk 16 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day of 1994. 17 18 Tom Minor, Mayor 19 Approved as to form City of San Bernardino 20 and legal content: 21 James F. Penman City Attorney 22 23 BY 24 25 26 27 28 2