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BE 109 ORDINANCE 1987- 59 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REPEALING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ADOPTING NEW CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE III. FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION CONSISTENT WITH THE LATEST FEDERAL REGULATIONS FROM PEMA AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Article III, Chapter 5 of the San Marcos Code Ordinances is repealed and the following adopted in its place. of Article III. FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE Sec. 5-43. Statutory Authorization. The Legislature of the State of Texas has in V.A.C.S. Article 1011a delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to minimize flood losses. Sec. 5-44. Findings Of Fact. (A) The flood hazard areas of San Marcos are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, and extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare. (B) These flood losses are created by the cumulative effect of obstructions in flood plains which cause an increase in flood heights and velocities, and by the occupancy of flood hazards areas by uses vulnerable to floods and hazardous to other lands because they are inadequately elevated, floodproofed or otherwise protected from flood damage. Sec. 5-45. Statement Of Purpose. It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to: a. Protect human life and health; b. Minimize expenditure control projects; money of public for costly flood c. Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public; d. Minimize prolonged business interruptions; e. Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in flood plains; f. Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood-prone areas in such a manner as to minimize future flood blight areas; and g. Insure that potential buyers are notified that property in a flood area. is