HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 87-263 N.C.S. 08/31/1987Resolution No. 87-263 N,~,~,
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION ADOPTING REVISED FLOOD
PLAIN POLICY AND RESCINDING
PREVIOUS INTERIM POLICY
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted an interim Flood Plain policy which
addressed concerns relative to filling in Flood Plain Zones; and
WHEREAS, said policy called for zero net fill in all Flood Plain Zones and
required buildings to be flood-proofed or elevated to at least two feet above
the base flood elevation; and
WHEREAS, in April, 1987, the City Council delegated to the Flood Mitigation
Subcommittee, the responsibility for reviewing said interim policy; and
WHEREAS, after meeting and consulting with owners of Flood Plain property
and representatives of the development community and City staff., the
Committee reported to the full Council its recommendation for revisions to
said policy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the following policy is hereby adopted
to replace the previous interim policy
1. Application of the zero net fill policy is limited to the area along the
Petaluma River west of the freeway, upstream of the Payran Street
Bridge and including the area along Willowbrook Creek east of the
freeway downstream of Old Redwood Highway (this area known
generally as Redwood Business Park II) .
2. For purposes of compliance, one or more individual parcels or an
entire reach may demonstrate a "zero net fill" balance.
3. In the area defined in Section 1 above, clearance above base .100-year
flood elevation for finished floors shall be a minimum of two feet.
4. All other property within the flood plain zone is subject to current
filling and development regulations contained in Article 16 of the
Petaluma Zoning Ordinance.
Under'},the }p~,ower.~,,a#nd authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFEREI~, flood. ~faPl~i7~p~l"Ty ~e foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the p as to
ouncil of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) ( meeting fO
on the ..-..31St.-......... day of .......august ...................................... 19-.-87 by the
following vote
reso. flood.plain/pd17 ity Attorney
AYES: Sobel, BalsFiaw~, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor idVoolsey
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ABSENT: Mayor
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