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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1727
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA,
DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO QUALIFY THE FLOOD
HAZARD AREA WITHIN THE CITY FOR FLOOD INSURANCE UNDER NATIONAL
FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968
WHEREAS, certain areas of Bozeman, Montana, are subject to periodic flooding causing damage
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to properties within these areasj and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally subsidized flood insurance as authorized
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by th~,~ational Floqd Insurance Act of
1968j and
WHEREAS, it is the. intent of this City Commission to require the recognition and evaluation of
flood and/or mudslide hazards in all
official actions relating to land use in the flood plain areas
hav.ing special~lood (a~d/or mudslide)
hazards; and
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to adopt land use and control measures to reduce
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future UOO~!053JI.e-S- pursuant to
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Commission hereby:
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Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will enact as necessary, and maintain
in force for those areas having flood
or mud slide 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 Regulationsj
and
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Vests the City Manager or his assigns with the responsibility, authority, and means to:
(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request, in delineating
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the areas having special flood (and/or mudslide) 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 or mudslide 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.
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Appoints City Manager or his assigns 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.
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Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the
objectives of the program.
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That this resolution shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be effective thirty (30)
days after its adoption and approval.
COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1727
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the city of Bozeman at a regular session held on
the 2nd day of April, 1975.
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Mayor
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Clerk of toe City
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State of MOntana
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County of Gallatin :
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City of Bozeman
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I, Erna V. Harding, Clerk of the Commission of the City of Bozeman, do here certify that the
foregoing Resolution was published by title and number in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a newspaper
of general circulation printed and published in said City in the issue of the 8th day of April
1975, and due proof of such publication is on file in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my office this 9th day
of April 1975.
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1727
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