Ordinance 16-33 Amend HCC 21.41.040 Establishing Flood Hazard Areas and Adopting the Flood Insurance Study

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

Planning

ORDINANCE 16-33

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING HCC 21.41.040, BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, ADOPTING THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY FOR THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH AND INCORPORATED AREAS, ALASKA DATED OCTOBER 20, 2016 WITH ACCOMPANYING FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS (FIRMS).

WHEREAS, The City must participate in the National Flood Insurance Program to be eligible for emergency federal funding in case of disaster; and

WHEREAS, Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled “The Flood Insurance Study” for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Incorporated Areas, dated October 20, 2016; and 

WHEREAS, As part of the program the Homer maps have been updated; and

WHEREAS, The Flood Insurance Rate Maps dated October 20, 2016 must be adopted by the City in order for the City to continue to participate in the floodplain program; and

WHEREAS, The City’s floodplain code was reviewed by FEMA and found to be in compliance with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program; and

WHEREAS, The Homer Advisory Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on June 1, 2016, and recommend that the City Council adopt this ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. HCC 21.41.040, Basis for establishing flood hazard areas, is amended to read as follows:

21.41.040 Basis for establishing flood hazard areas.  The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled “The Flood Insurance Study for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Incorporated Areas, Alaska,” dated October 20, 2016, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance. The Flood Insurance Study and FIRM are on file in the Planning Department.

Section 2.  This Ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the City Code.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ____ day of ______________, 2016.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Reading:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Mary K. Koester, City Manager                                                          Holly C. Wells, City Attorney

Date: _________________________                                              Date: _________________________